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Reid To GOP: I Am Prepared To Use Reconciliation To Pass Healthcare Reform

Reid To GOP: I Am Prepared To Use Reconciliation To Pass Healthcare Reform
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) gave Republicans his most direct warning to date that he is prepared to use a procedural maneuver to pass healthcare reform with a simple majority.

Reid told Republicans that he would prefer to pass healthcare reform under regular order but warned that he would not hesitate to use budget reconciliation if the legislation stalled in committee. The Senate Finance Committee began marking up a sprawling healthcare reform bill on Tuesday morning.

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