Legislative Updates
February 23, 2010
On the hill this week, the Senate will continue to work on a jobs bill to bring relief to the more than 10 million Americans that are currently without work.
In the House, the Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing regarding Employment Growth and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a hearing regarding Aircraft Icing. They will also consider H.R. 2701 the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010.
In the Senate, the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will hold a hearing regarding Workforce System Improvements and the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on Aviation Safety. Also, the Senate will hold a series of procedural votes as it works to pass a jobs bill.
Additionally, President Obama released his proposal this morning for a compromise to the healthcare reform legislation. The bill being proposed, which has not yet been written and will likely be passed through the budget reconciliation process, would serve as a fix-it bill for the Senate passed bill. It is too early to tell if this proposal will materialize into a bill and if that bill will have the political viability to become law.