So today the Senate adopted the Mikulski Amendment #2791 and rejected both the Murkowski Amendment #2836 and the McCain Motion to Commit on mostly party lines. The Bennet (CO) Amendment #2826, meanwhile, passed unanimously.
The fun continues tomorrow with consideration of:
- Whitehouse Amendment #2870 (Sense of the Senate—Fiscal Responsibility)
- Hatch Motion to Commit (Medicare Advantage)
Votes aren’t scheduled on these yet, but they could occur at any time after 11:30 EST.
The text of the Whitehouse Amendment is under the fold. As you can see, it’s not overly substantive. While I don’t have the text of the Hatch motion yet, I expect it would kill the bill if passed similar to the McCain motion mentioned yesterday. I’ve also updated the main bill text page to reflect the amendments that were made today. I think it’s useful to have a continuously–updated page reflecting the current text of the bill, not just the original text that’s on most sites.