“House Rules Committee” on The Daily Caller

A final House vote on President Obama’s tax proposal could be delayed after Democratic leaders were forced to pull a procedural measure off the House floor Thursday. (more)

Democrats think they’ve found the latest example of a Republican trying to have their cake and eat it too on the $814* billion stimulus bill. (more)

The House Rules Committee on Wednesday turned a single vote on a procedural issue — with some bearing on Obama’s health-care bill — into a partisan back-and-forth regarding the placement of cameras in the hearing room. (more)

I am not a constitutional scholar, but I believe the recently announced “Slaughter Rule” approach is not consistent with the Constitution. Ms. Slaughter is the Democrat chairwoman of the House Rules Committee. Under the Slaughter approach a single vote is cast to (a) deem the Senate version of the health care bill passed, (b) pass reconciliation language that would revise the health care bill that was “deemed” passed, and (c) set a unique procedural rule for the House. If you follow the idea of the Slaughter approach, legislating will fundamentally change to a system fraught with confusion. The court would really need to think twice about its role interpreting basic legislative rules, but we are starting to look at a very bad set of facts. (more)

Over the past several weeks President Obama has made the line “Congress owes the American people a final up-or-down vote” central to his pitch for final action on health care reform. It’s how he describes the complicated process of reconciliation. It’s very smart. (more)

I can’t believe that!” said Alice. (more)

President Obama is trying to close the deal on health-care reform by casting members of Congress who might vote against his plan as lacking courage and button-holing lawmakers aboard Air Force One — and by pulling on America’s heartstrings. (more)

I had a brief interview with House Rules Committee Chair Louise Slaughter today, in which I asked her whether House Democrats will indeed use the procedure now known as the “Slaughter Solution,” in which the House would pass a reconciliation bill that would deem the Senate bill passed. (more)