CNN just broke some important news. House leaders and Blue Dog Democrats have reached an agreement–the terms of which remain mostly unclear–that will allow the Energy and Commerce Committee to pass health care legislation by weeks end. As part of the arrangement, though leaders have agreed to postpone a vote on the final legislation until after August recess comes to an end.
In the meantime, leaders will stitch together a final package, stitching together the portions of the bill that have been amended by the Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor Committees.
The only figure that’s been reported thus far is that Blue Dogs have lowered the cost of the legislation by about $100 billion. But we’ll get you more details the moment they’re available.
