Reconciliation Health Care

Sam Stein

Matthew Dowd: To Hurt Dems, GOP Should Want Health Care To Pass (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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A longtime Republican adviser suggested on Monday that the GOP should switch tacks on health care reform -- rather than continue to vilify the process...

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Sam Stein

Reid Sees More Problems Than Solutions In Using Reconciliation

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Despite mounting pressure to pass health care legislation through a parliamentary maneuver that would allow portions to be considered by an up-or-down...

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Nelson Supported Reconciliation For Bush Tax Cuts, But Not Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Now that Sen. Ben Nelson, (D-Neb.) has definitively stated that he opposes the use of reconciliation to pass health care reform, it's worth noting tha...

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Sam Stein

Schumer: Reconciliation Is On The Table For Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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A key Senate Democrat indicated on Monday that the party may route around the slow-moving bipartisan efforts of the Senate Finance Committee and inste...

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