The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (at 2pm) takes a look at the Draft Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill - a fine-tuning measure intended to deal with various issues concerning the operation of devolution in Northern Ireland.
Manuel Cortes, leader of the TSSA rail union, said the crash had been "entirely avoidable" and that the taxpayer would effectively "pick up the bill" for the fine.
Legislators plan to bundle the administration's proposal with a housing bill now moving through Congress--but the fine details of this proposal still remain largely unknown.
The crafters of the law moved people away from employer based coverage and decreased the bill to taxpayers by having employers pitch in through a fine.
Sure, it's slick to bill people's credit cards unless they cancel the service, but that was disclosed in the fine print--all people had to do was read it.