Posted by
Defend America on Monday, March 22, 2010 9:03:53 PM
Lincoln opposes House Reconciliation bill
By Jay Heflin
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03/22/10 09:19 AM ET
Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) will oppose the House reconciliation health bill when her chamber votes on it later this week.
"The
Reconciliation package devised by the House includes matter unrelated
to health care and employs a legislative process that wasn't subject to
the same transparency and thorough debate that we used in the Senate,"
she said in prepared remarks. "I cannot support this process."
The
Senate needs 51 votes to pass the reconciliation package. So Lincoln's
vote is not as crucial as it was to pass the Senate health plan, which
needed 60 votes.
http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/801-economy/88249-lincoln-opposes-house-reconciliation-bill