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The senate bill doesn’t have the public option that is so loved by the hard lefties in the house and the Stupek democrats aren’t happy with the abortion language, so the votes aren’t there yet. Then there’s also Murtha’s death and Wexler’s departure and one other democrat is gone and Cao has said he won’t cross the line again, so she’s short unless some one else changes their tiny mind. Reelection is utmost on the minds of all those people. You betcha they like their House seats.

Someone on an earlier thread posted the actual situation with reconciliation which was pretty interesting. Basically, because of a parliamentary move by the Republicans in the Senate the House MUST vote on the bill first and I don't think Pelosi has the votes or it would already be done. All of the other interviews, press conferences, etc., don't mean a single thing as the House MUST take action first. Everything else is irrelevant.