House leaders on both sides of the aisle are advising their members to prepare to work straight through November on a health care bill, suggesting House Democrats think Senate action will come sooner rather than later.
“The Democrat Leadership intends to keep the House in session as long as necessary in order to facilitate passage of Health Insurance Reform legislation,” an assistant to GOP leader John Boehner wrote in an email to the Republican caucus this afternoon.
Majority leader Steny Hoyer sent a similar message to his members today. “The House will meet beyond the targeted adjournment date as we continue to advance health insurance reform legislation and other matters,” he wrote.
Hoyer outlined the details on the extended schedule in his email:
“We are scheduled to be in session for the entire week of November 2, and are prepared to be in session the first weekend of November if necessary. We are also scheduled to be in session the entire week of November 16. In addition, we have marked several days on the calendar for Members to reserve in case they need to be here to pass health insurance reform. Those days are: Monday, November 9th; Tuesday, November 10th; Monday, November 23rd; and Tuesday, November 24th.”
