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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 4/24/2009

If You Want Health Reform, Reconciliation Must Be On the Table

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The debate over the use of the “budget reconciliation” process has taken on a weirdly circular quality. On the one hand, folks say that going through reconciliation will wreck the chances of Republican cooperation. On the other hand, reconciliation proponents maintain that if ...

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blogs.tnr.com - 4/24/2009

Reconciliation Now Has a Date: October 15

— blogs.tnr.com — It's been in the works for a while and now, according to senior Captiol Hill staffers, it's... a done deal: The final budget resolution will include a "reconciliation instruction" for health care. That means the Democrats can pass health care ... (more) Reconciliation Now Has a Date: October 15

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wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 4/24/2009

Reconciliation Is Key To Health Care Reform

— wonkroom.thinkprogress.org — The White House is strongly urging Senators to include budget reconciliation language in the health care section... of the budget, a move Republicans have characterized as a “deceleration of war.” Indeed, after pushing everything from the ... (more) Reconciliation Is Key To Health Care Reform

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blogs.tnr.com - 4/23/2009

Reconciliation: This Changes Everything

— blogs.tnr.com — Even Republicans seem to be conceding that, as reported here and elsewhere a few weeks ago, the... Senate will go along with the House and include reconciliation instructions for health care. Assuming all of us are correct, it means the Democrats will ... (more) Reconciliation: This Changes Everything

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4/24: A Tortuous Debate
Blogometer — ... thinks GOP Senators would be foolish to carry out this threat: "Yeah, that will really be a big electoral winner for Republicans. While Democrats give Americans cheaper and more affordable health care, Republicans give America extreme partisan gridlock. Oh please, please don't do this to us Republicans! How can we Democrats ever survive as a political party if Republicans were to engage in such brilliant political tactics?" Meanwhile, Matthew Yglesias writes: "[W]ith the Senate GOP acting yesterday to ...

Conrad: Just Like Specter, I’m Still Opposed To Using Budget Reconciliation To Pass Health Care
Think Progress — ... , writing that Republicans appear to be making empty promises of cooperation in an attempt to convince Democrats like Conrad to "unilaterally abjure procedural methods and revenue sources that would make reform possible." ...