Dems Will Use Reconciliation to Pass Senate Health Care Bill
White House officials say that in his remarks today president Obama will indicate a willingness to work with Republicans on some issues to get a health care reform bill passed but will suggest that if it is necessary, Democrats will use the controversial “reconciliation” rules requiring only 51 Senate votes to pass the “fix”... »
“Gang of Six” Senator Would Support Using Reconciliation
At a town hall meeting in Albuquerque, U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman called access to “decent affordable health care” a “human right.” He also said that while he still hopes to craft a bipartisan bill in the Senate, if that effort fails he would support pushing a health care reform bill through this year using... »
A Spoon Full of Sugar
Reform Healthcare? Healthcare reform may end up becoming a bitter pill. Most of us remember Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins, singing, “A spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down.” Targeted as the priority of the Administration and the Congress, a concoction is now being brewed in a cauldron of nationalization that promises... »
