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To: mockingbyrd
That from here on out, they need 51 votes

If it goes to reconciliation they only need 50 votes in the Senate and Biden will cast the tiebreaker.

87 posted on 11/21/2009 8:42:27 PM PST by Logical me (Oh, well!!!)
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To: Logical me
If it goes to reconciliation they only need 50 votes in the Senate and Biden will cast the tiebreaker.

It wont go to reconciliation. There are too many problems with that route. Only provisions related to the budget would be allowed to stay. For ex, the ban on excluding preexisting conditions would be stripped out.

Also, since reconciliation is for budget bills, the process would be guided by Kent Conrad chair of the Budget Committee. Key RATS dont want him having that power over the language cause he's not liberal enough.

92 posted on 11/21/2009 8:52:02 PM PST by freespirited (Liberals are only liberal about sex & drugs. Otherwise, they want to control your life. --DHorowitz)
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To: Logical me

Why do people fear reconciliation? That would be almost a victory as far as I’m concerned. Why? Because it would gut most of the worst features of the bill. And because it could be nullified in five years—unless the Congress went through this whole process once again. Ain’t gonna happen. It was a bluff—and the GOP called it.


94 posted on 11/21/2009 8:53:47 PM PST by praepos
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