Updated: WH, Senate Dems: No plans to use 'reconciliation' for health care

[WillyT]

This just in:

Updated: WH, Senate Dems: No plans to use 'reconciliation' for health care
Posted: December 14th, 2009 06:30 PM

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Updated 6:30 pm ET: Earlier today, two sources - one White House and one Senate - indicated White House chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel had suggested to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid the possibility of using budget reconciliation to pass health care. Both sources now tell CNN that Emanuel did not make that suggestion. One of the sources said there had been some recent White House interest in using the reconciliation process. However, the source acknowledged that the idea now appears to be a non-starter. Reid has said he opposes using the legislative maneuver.

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Link: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/12/14/white-house-senate-dems-divided-over-reconciliation/

:banghead:

[villager]

1. It's like the Democrats are daring us to find any reason -- any -- to keep supporting them

n/t

[chill_wind]

2. 6:06 pm - Harkin- medicare buy-in dead?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4184116

:banghead:

[tabatha]

3. Second story today that has been debunked.

Who is reporting crap?

[chill_wind]

7. ? The update is from 6:30 pm

[movonne]

4. This country is sooooo fucked...I'm glad I'm old....

[peacebird]

5. great. wonderful. FORCE everyone to BUY crap for corporate profit

and DO NOTHING at all to take profit out of health "Care" - It isn't HEALTH CARE, it's HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY CARE.

F*CK them all.

seriously. Dem majority is clearly useless. Real reform - NO WAY. But we WILL get a bill that has he words Health and Care in it. :eyes:

[tritsofme]

6. Reconciliation isn't the silver bullet many here imagine it to be.

HCR just isn't workable under reconciliation rules.

[quantass]

11. The big issue is why Democrats keep giving away EVERYTHING!

This bill is looking more and more like just forcing 30-mill to get insurance and potentially be subsidized by tax payer dollars...nothing more...America will officially go bankrupt in 10 years if this happens. But the big issue is: Are democrats working for you or for themselves?

At least i respected Republicans for fighting for what they want. Democrats continue to show that they stand for nothing and i am pissed.

[quantass]

8. Can Democrats be renamed Republican Lite cuz seriously, what exactly is this shit?

Seriously, what exactly is a Democrat?

[Phx_Dem]

9. Is that the same as saying I have no 'plans' to run for president?. SInce when

does "planning" to do or not to do something mean shit? It doesn't. That's why politicans use the word --- so they can put off confirmation without actually denying anything. Except the media usually calls bullshit on it right away. Unless they want to egg on a party battle.

When a potential candidate says they are not "planning" to run for president the cable news morons call them on it immediately. But suddenly, "planning" means "absolutely no fucking way." Uh uh.

Yawn.

[Lord Helmet]

10. I'm internet rumored out today.