Senate Heads Home for Recess, No Health Care Bill from Senate Finance Committee
August 04, 2009
The Senate adjourned for summer recess on Friday, August 7, without seeing a health care bill from the Senate Finance committee. The bipartisan “Gang of Six” held a final bargaining session Thursday, August 6, although the group plans to continue negotiations this month. Finance Chairman, Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) has set a Sept. 15 deadline to produce a bill, as Congress seeks to deliver a final measure to Obama by Christmas.
The Senate plans to merge the Senate Finance Committee bill with the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee bill that was passed on July 15 before bringing the final legislation to the floor for a vote.
