Democratic Leadership Flip Flop on 72-Hour Waiting Period Before Vote on Health Care Bill

On September 24th,
The Hill reported that Pelosi commits to 72-hour wait before health vote

A spokesman for House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) suggested Thursday that Pelosi’s promise should be taken with a grain of salt.

“House Democrats actually voted to post the trillion-dollar ’stimulus’ bill online for 48 hours before a vote and then broke that promise, so this should be taken with a large grain of salt,” said Boehner spokesman Michael Steel.

Looks like Congressman Boehner was right.

The Washington Examiner is reporting that Democratic leadership, House Speaker Nancy Pelois and Senate Leader Harry Reid, are discouraging members from signing a petition that would force a vote on the 72-hour rule.

Congress. Reps. Brian Baird, D-Wash., and Greg Walden, R-Ore., are circulating a petition among House lawmakers that would force a vote on the 72-hour rule.

Nearly every Republican has signed on, but the Democratic leadership is unwilling to cede control over when bills are brought to the floor for votes and are discouraging their rank and file from signing the petition. Senate Democrats voted down a similar measure last week for the health care bill.

The reluctance to implement a three-day rule is not unique to the Democrats.

The Republican majority rushed through the controversial Patriot Act in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as well as a massive Medicare prescription drug bill in 2003 that added hundreds of billions of dollars to the deficit.

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Congressional leaders fight against posting bills online

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