The State of the Union typically takes place on the third Tuesday of January, which would be Jan. 19.<\/p>\n
But it\u2019s unclear whether negotiators will be able to smooth out significant disagreements in such a short time.<\/p>\n
Congress traditionally does not reconvene until the week of the president\u2019s address but leaders may bring their colleagues back to work early to get a jumpstart on remaining legislative work before election-year politics begins to intervene….<\/p>\n
[Max] Baucus said differences over how to pay for new federal health insurance subsidies and limits on abortion coverage are two of the biggest obstacles.<\/p>\n
The House legislation would pay for a large portion of its benefits by imposing a tax surcharge on individuals who earn more than $500,000 and families earning over $1 million.<\/p>\n
The Senate bill would instead tax high-cost insurance plans and raise the Medicare payroll tax on individuals earning over $200,000 and families earning more than $250,000.<\/p>\n