September 30, 2008
Posted: 08:15 PM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) – The Senate plans to vote on the $700 billion bank rescue plan Wednesday evening — two days after the House failed to pass it. The bill adds provisions — include raising the FDIC insurance cap from $100,000 to $250,000 — and will be attached to an existing revenue bill that the House also rejected Monday, according to several Democratic leadership aides. The vote is scheduled for after sundown, in observance of the Jewish holiday. Republican presidential nominee John McCain and Democratic nominee Barack Obama and his running mate Joe Biden confirmed that they would be present for the vote. The bill also includes a "Mental Health Parity" provision, which would require health insurance companies to cover mental illness at parity with physical illness. Democratic sources told CNN that they expect bipartisan support for the bill. Because tax bill must originate in the House, the Senate is attaching the rescue plan to a bill that deals with renewable energy tax incentives. This would allow the Senate to vote before the House to approve a bailout bill. Filed under: Economy |
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