With all the focus on financial reform’s contentious path through the Senate, it’s easy to forget that the House passed its own version of financial reform way back in December, while the Senate was still shuffling its way through health care reform. So if and when the Senate passes financial reform, it will have to be reconciled with the House version before President Obama can sign the reforms into law. With a vote possible in the Senate as early as next week, it’s not too early to look ahead to the terrain in the House.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=127468