Senate Finance Will Not Vote on Health Care until After August Recess
July 27, 2009
On July 30, Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), said that his committee will not vote on a health reform bill before adjourning for summer recess on Friday, August 7.
Negotiations will continue in the Senate Finance Committee among a bipartisan group of six Senators that includes Chairman Baucus, Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Senators Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.). The group is aiming to reach an agreement by September 15.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee passed its version of health care reform on July 15, and the Senate plans to merge its Finance and HELP Committees’ bills before sending the finalized legislation to the floor for a vote.
