TPMDC’s update on the biggest legislative initiatives on the Hill:
- Health Care: In contravention of their previous position, and of the position of the Chamber of Commerce, Wal-Mart has come out in support of an employer mandate. That’ll help woo Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) aboard the efforts to advance legislation in the Senate Finance Committee. But that means little for the more contentious issue of the public option, and Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) just pulled a Dianne Feinstein, saying there aren’t enough votes in the Senate for a public option, and that he’ll work with conservative Democrats and moderate Republicans to pass a bill without one.