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Harry Reid Says GOP Should "Stop Crying" About Reconciliation
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| Contributor | kal |
| Last Edited | kal Feb 24, 2010 06:26am |
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| Category | General |
| Media | TV News - Columbia Broadcasting System CBS News |
| News Date | Wednesday, February 24, 2010 12:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters Tuesday that Republicans "should stop crying" about the possible use of the parliamentary procedure known as budget reconciliation to pass a health care reform bill.
Reid said reconciliation had been used 21 times since 1981, mostly by Republicans when they were in control of the Senate for the passage of items like the Bush tax cuts. (Here's a handy chart of when the procedure has been used.)
Under reconciliation, Democrats would need a simple majority in the Senate to pass legislation, as opposed to the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster.
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