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The process is normally to have a conference committee made up of a small number of members from both the House and Senate to work out the differences and normally from both parties.
But there are numerous examples over the years, with either party in the majority, where that process has been expedited...for various reasons.
The conference committee does not look for new amendments or new proposals to dramatically change either bill, but to find the way to address the differences that those who voted FOR the bills can accept.
In this case, since NO Republicans voted for the bill in either the House or Senate AND.they have made it clear that they will not vote for either bill, the only role they would play on the conference committee would be to further obstruct and delay the process.
And to answer your question...normal? No, but hardly unprecedented either. And more often than the critics would lead you to believe.
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Is that the latest Democratic Talking Point? Pretty weak attempt to sweep the gravity of the process for this Bill under the rugs. Man the Dems and Obama are really taking a chance of getting screwed come Nov when they lose the super majority in the Senate and we have 2 years of gridlock.
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And the bills include incentives and tax breaks for the private sector when it does demonstrate cost containment.
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To bad it does little to control costs on the supply side or prevent insurance companies from charging whatever they want for co-pays and deductables. That alone makes this Bill and epic failure. Not to mention all the people who will not get health insurance like the Dems and Obama promised them...