It's Reconciliation (Pelosi is set to announce the House will go the reconciliation route on HCR) [View All]

Source: Daily News

It's Reconciliation (Update) »

By Michael McAuliff

A well-informed source tells The Mouth Nancy Pelosi is set to announce the House will go the reconciliation route on health care reform.

Of course, that means using a budgetary procedure that requires a simple majority to pass.

It’s still unclear to us precisely what that means would be passed, but possibilities would be creating a national health care exchange and expanding Medicare or Medicaid coverage.

Democrats are caucusing now, so stay tuned.




Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dc/2010/01/its-reconciliation.html#ixzz0dGllA2KE

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Update: A second source confirms that Pelosi is presenting a reconciliation plan to the caucus, and making sure they go with something that can actually pass.

Separately, she is meeting with Harry Reid today.