Capitol Events: Today In Congress
House Republicans on Thursday to adopt a resolution on the floor to teach "certain committees" to come up with an alternative plan for health reform. Vote on the resolution is designed to noon.
As the bill repealing Wednesday adopted an alternative to the law of the House health care is unlikely that a vote in the Senate, controlled democratically.
Democrats and Republicans have a series of press conferences on the next stage in the debate on health care.
Congress pro-life Caucus plans to speak at 10:30 ET on the need to prevent federal funding of health care law to pay for abortions. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Eric Cantor, R-Va. With Rep. Chris Smith, RN.J., discussing the introduction of "No taxpayer funding of abortion law" at 11:15 ET media availability.
The tax writing House committee holds a hearing on the current structure of federal tax at 9.00 ET. political handicap are predicting that tax reform may be an area where it divides Congress can reach a bipartisan consensus.
Hu Hill. Chinese President Hu Jintao continues his visit to the Capitol to meet the travel and the leadership of the Senate in the morning.
Fifty years ago, John Fitzgerald Kennedy took the oath of office and became our 35th president. It 'was the inaugural address, he called on Americans "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do in your country." leadership of the Congress with Vice President Biden will attend a tribute in honor of the Kennedy legacy of the Capitol Rotunda at 12:00 ET.
After the final vote today, House Democrats, leaving the bus services to the retreat on the eastern shore of Maryland. President Obama speaks of the election meeting on Friday.