GOP Looks For Way To Get Senate To Pass Obamacare Repeal
Republicans are considering making big changes to their proposal to repeal the health law and defund Planned Parenthood -- even perhaps scrapping the idea to deny the clinics money. Elsewhere, a court rules Congress must cooperate to find the source of a possible leak of government health-care policy in an insider-trading probe.
Politico:
Senate GOP Reassesses Plan On Obamacare Repeal
Senate Republicans are considering significant changes to their proposal to repeal Obamacare and defund Planned Parenthood and will temporarily delay consideration of the measure to ensure it can pass the Senate. GOP leaders are even mulling removing the Planned Parenthood provision if it gets them closer to putting Obamacare repeal on the president’s desk. They need just a majority of votes to pass the legislation, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his team are being squeezed between moderates balking at the Planned Parenthood language and a trio of conservatives that say the Obamacare repeal language doesn’t go far enough. (Everett, 11/16)
The Washington Post:
Senate GOP Could Drop Attempt To Defund Planned Parenthood
Senate Republicans may abandon a plan to cut off funding for Planned Parenthood in hopes of maintaining the votes needed to force a veto fight with President Obama over repealing his signature health care law. GOP leaders are mulling what to do with a House passed reconciliation bill that would both defund the women’s health group and gut Obamacare by repealing both the employer mandate and a tax on high-end employer-sponsored health plans. The House passed the bill on a 240 to 189 vote in October. (Snell, 11/16)
The Wall Street Journal:
Court Says Congress Must Comply With Federal Insider-Trading Investigation
Federal law-enforcement officials can resume a high-profile insider-trading investigation after a New York judge said Congress must cooperate with investigators looking into a possible leak of government health-care policy. In a decision announced Monday, U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe sided with the Securities and Exchange Commission in much of the case and said a House committee and a former top aide must comply with many parts of a subpoena. (Mullins, 11/16)
