First, House leaders decided not to block a bipartisan measure that looked like it could command majority support from reaching the floor.
It resembles the bipartisan measure but would provide less money for subsidies to low-income people.
The Senate is considering a much better, bipartisan measure.
We know that the President looks forward to working with Congress to pass this bipartisan measure.
The bill, similar to a bipartisan measure pending in the Senate, would guarantee insurance coverage for people moving from one employer-sponsored health plan to another.
One of his last speeches on the Senate floor was in support of a failed bipartisan measure for increased gun control.
Does it make sense for us to try for a bipartisan measure that keeps in mind the two objectives we all say we're for?
The Senate's bipartisan measure, co-sponsored by 66 members, would force insurance companies to cover mental disorders on the same terms as they would physical ailments.
Last year, he spoke favorably about and voted for a bipartisan measure to increase Medicare payments to private insurance companies.
But critics called the bipartisan measure weak, and some lawmakers who led the effort for tighter restrictions voted against it.