[OldDeckHand]

"What is amazing is how few 'experts' even understand that. "

I know we've had this conversation before, but it's not sinking in. The House would pass the Senate bill once the Reconciliation bill is passed first. Once that reconciliation bill is passed, the House leftists won't have any problems passing the original Senate legislation because it won't be the controlling law - the Reconciliation Bill will be.

If they can get the Reconciliation Bill passed, everything else becomes moot, as a practical matter.

[caww]

So which one is the reconciliation bill? I’m sorry but I don’t think I’m getting this right. But I want to.

[fortheDeclaration]

I know we've had this conversation before, but it's not sinking in. The House would pass the Senate bill once the Reconciliation bill is passed first. Once that reconciliation bill is passed, the House leftists won't have any problems passing the original Senate legislation because it won't be the controlling law - the Reconciliation Bill will be. If they can get the Reconciliation Bill passed, everything else becomes moot, as a practical matter.

No, the House has to pass the Senate version FIRST, and then fix any problems that the House had with the Bill with Reconciliation.

And the reason the Senate version can't get passed in the House is the abortion funding issue-which Reconciliation will not address.

[fortheDeclaration]

Sen. Kent Conrad, who is Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee (which is responsible for reconciliation if they go that route) said the following:

“…reconciliation cannot be used to pass comprehensive health care reform.