Rules governing budget debate in the Senate require only a majority vote, not the 60-vote margin usually needed, giving Republican leaders some maneuvering room. The House plan turns Medicare into a voucher program while the Senate version does not.
By ERICA WERNER and DAVID ESPO, Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle: Politics
Thu, 03/26/2015 - 12:18am
Rules governing budget debate in the Senate require only a majority vote, not the 60-vote margin usually needed, giving Republican leaders some maneuvering room. The House plan turns Medicare into a voucher program while the Senate version does not.