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A Primer on Reconciliation and the Health Care Debate

By John Haskell, Ph.D., Senior Fellow

As everyone knows, there is an intense debate going on in public and behind the scenes on health care reform – the Administration’s top priority in the first session of the 111^th Congress. Most of that debate centers on policy questions, but there is a second debate that involves arcane questions of process. We try to help you make sense of that latter squabble here.[More]

Upcoming GAI Course(s):

Seminar for Executives on Legislative Operations

June 22-26, 2009

The Seminar for Executives on Legislative Operations is designed for members of the Senior Executive Service, SES candidates, and high-performing GS 14s and 15s (or uniformed service equivalent) who need more detailed knowledge of the legislative process and are more likely to interact directly with Congress.

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Director's Desk

While trying to pursue long-term priorities like health care reform, the Obama Administration and Congress continue to be confronted with new challenges on an almost daily basis. The FY 09 war supplemental, which was scheduled to go to conference last week, has been held up because of proposals to address new money for flu preparedness, a program to encourage the purchase of new cars, IMF funding, the release of prisoner abuse photos, an exit strategy for Afghanistan, and the closing of Guantanamo. We’ll try and keep you updated as events continue to unfold.

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