Page 6 - Open Process News Today

The house where any legislation has to go through a series of committees. most notably the rules committee. nancy pelosi controls it. there are democrats on the committee other than her. but she is the boss and she told the rules committee to explore the possibility of using the language to retroactively get the senate bill passed in the house without votes montgomery white house press secretary robert gibbs so the result would be the -- megyn: so the house would deem it passed and it would go u...

I -- i think the process is well tainted by now. in the level of resistance i have never seen before, in the sense on a bill that the sponsors continue to push, i have never seen anything pushed this far for this long in the face of such resistance of this size. this is unprecedented. you know, megyn, most of the time on the week of a major vote like this, on a main presidential priority of this kind, reporters covering the story and others around town will basically know where the votes are. we...

Because the provisions of the poll had changed. the fundamental benefits that will be provided to american people remain exactly the same. the majority support that. what they dont support all of focus on process in this politicking behind it. so the reason why weve seen it slide in support because this conversation has gone on long. weve got to bring it to an end. we have to have a vote on the bill. ultimately the american people, i believe, will be very happy when they actually see the benefit...

Proceeds on this. is the president involved in any way in making that decision? and is the white house involved in making that decision? >> we have been involved for many, many months on getting healthcare done. i dont know what all at conversations were in that process. >> the decision is hers, not the white house? >> yes? >> the special deals. you went through the different states where there had been special deals, nebraska and louisiana, vermont, montana. do you stand by the list of deals th...

One place or one state rather than something that can be -- that can affect a broader group of people. >> does the president support keeping that in in montana? you stand by it now? >> what constitutes an up or down vote? >> i think that you are going to ask people how they stand on healthcare. you are not going to ask them how they stand and deem and pass. you will have a vote count that constructs where you are on healthcare. >> since you exposed the virtues of an up or down vote, you would be...

Mutual concern like the global economic recovery. >> president still believe as he said in the campaign that china does manipulate its currency? >> i refer you to what the president said a few days ago. >> just want to push a little bit on the up down vote. just the president said, yesterday, look, ohio, i believe congress owes the american people final up-or-down vote. he didnt say a final up-or-down vote, using a demon-passed procedure. promised american people repeatedly last couple weeks, in...

Are considering more settlement activity. megyn: there you have it, a contentious back and forth between robert gibbs and several members of the white house press corps wondering about this procedure. the house is looking at passing the healthcare bill without voting on it. they will instead deem it passed. and sort of say that its passed and send it to barack obama for his signature. way is raising all 70s issues about whether -- which is raising all sorts of issues if that is what the white ho...

Would be ballots cast on the rule for the recko reckon sill r the reconciliation package would be the same as you would have a vote count that would say where people stand on healthcare. megyn: we have seen a lot of pushback from democrats saying dont get all antsy about this because the republicans have done this many times. its been around for decades and its not that big a deal. >> reporter: jason altmire says he doesnt like the process. his constituents in pennsylvania dont like the process....

Latest updates on this topic.

Latest updates on this topic.