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Dems may have solution to one health-care obstacle, but path forward remains rocky
By Jon Ward - The Daily Caller 03/04/10 at 7:10 PM
Chances for a health-care bill grew dimmer on Thursday, by most
indications, but House Democrats may have found a way to force the
Senate to work with them that would remove a key roadblock to passing
the reform desired by President Obama.
Call it a “hold-plus-reconciliation” strategy.
The House could pass the Senate bill as is, then hold it in their
chamber instead of sending it to the president so he could sign it into
law. That bill, passed but not out of the House’s hands, would be the
leverage to bring the Senate to the table.
Many House Democrats who dislike the Senate bill fear that the upper
chamber would pay lip service to making improvements through
reconciliation, only to back away from promises after the House passed
the Senate bill.
http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/04/dems-may-have-solution-to-one-health-care-obstacle-but-path-forward-remains-rocky/