House Democrats are still struggling to cobble together the 216 votes needed to pass the Senate health bill. So Speaker Nancy Pelosi is considering a tactic that would approve the plan without ever voting on it. It’s called ‘deem and pass’. How can Congress pass a bill without a debate or a vote? Has this ever been done before? On a bill of this significance? How will something like this get worked out in the House Rules Committee? We ask California Rep. David Dreier, ranking Republican and former chairman of the House Rules Committee.
