House and Senate Cloakroom: March 15– 21, 2010

Heritage "The Budget Committee will meet Monday to start marking up a shell of a Reconciliation Bill. The Rules Committee will then meet as early as Wednesday to hollow out whatever the Budget Committee passed and then insert a new bill from Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) office. The Majority is still planning to use the “Slaughter Rule” that would allow the House to pass the Senate health care bill without voting on it. Final votes are expected to stretch into the weekend." House Democrats release bill for Budget markup Monday "House Democrats on Sunday night set into motion what they hope will be the final steps on healthcare reform."