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"This deal is getting worse all the time." That's the way Lando Calrissian put it in The Empire Strikes Back, and it will likely be the reaction of many small-business owners as they watch the health reform bill move through Congress.
The Senate Finance Committee finished crafting its version last week. While Democratic leadership will no doubt rewrite the bill before it comes to a Senate vote, the Finance product provides a depressing preview of the road ahead. Predictably, the Committee shot down on a party-line vote an amendment by Sen. Cornyn (R-Texas), to require that the Secretary of Treasury certify that no provision in the health bill would impose additional costs on small business. Some of what the committee did adopt, however, is noteworthy. (more)
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