Monday, March 15, 2010

SPB News for Monday



Peter Graves, ‘Mission: Impossible’ Star, Dies at 83 — Peter Graves, the cool spymaster of television's “Mission: Impossible” and the dignified host of the “Biography” series, who successfully spoofed his own gravitas in the “Airplane!” movie farces, died on Sunday. He was 83.

House Dems release bill for Budget markup Monday
House Democrats on Sunday night set into motion what they hope will be the final steps on healthcare reform.
The House Budget Committee on Sunday evening released text that will serve as the base legislation for the changes the House will seek to the Senate bill this week.
Specifically, the Budget committee released a 2,309-page effort that had been previously recommended to the Education and Labor Committee and Ways and Means Committee last year.
The measure posted online does not include the substantive changes to the Senate healthcare bill that House Democrats will seek. Those changes will be offered during the markups in the Budget and Rules committees, which the budget panel hopes to begin on Monday afternoon.
The House is expected to approve the Senate's healthcare bill along with the package of changes.
The Senate would then be expected to approve the package of changes under budget reconciliation rules.

Last week's poll had asked:
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz) introduced a bill in Congress to reduce congressional pay by 5%. Should Congress take a pay cut? There is a tie for answers. Readers answered Senate should take a pay cut and both Congress and Senate shouldn't take a pay cut. This week's poll is now up.

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