1. Key People President Obama Max Baucus – Senior Senator (Democrat). Chairman of the finance Committee Rahm Emanuel – President Obama’s Chief of Staff

2. Obama’s Health Care Plan What strikes you about the political negotiation process involved with passing a bill through Congress? Identify key steps in the legislative process where interested parties can have influence on the shape or intent of a bill. How and why did health care lobbyists influence the health care reform bill? Analyze the costs and benefits of the lobbyist- influenced provisions in light of President Obama’s goals for health care reform. Evaluate whether these provisions should have been accepted by the Obama administration.

3. Obama’s Health Care Plan What strikes you about the political negotiation process involved with passing a bill through Congress? Identify key steps in the legislative process where interested parties can have influence on the shape or intent of a bill. How and why did health care lobbyists influence the health care reform bill? Analyze the costs and benefits of the lobbyist- influenced provisions in light of President Obama’s goals for health care reform. Evaluate whether these provisions should have been accepted by the Obama administration.