Senate Can Pass Health Care With 51 Votes

H/T GatewayPundit

Jonathan D. Salant Bloomberg.com January 15, 2010

Even if Democrats lose the special election to pick a new Massachusetts senator Tuesday, Congress may still pass health-care overhaul through a process called reconciliation, a top House Democrat said.

That procedure requires 51 votes rather than the 60 needed to prevent Republicans from blocking votes […]

Despite Obama Promise Not To, Democrats Gearing Up To Use Budget Reconciliation To Pass Health Care

by Rob at SayAnythingBlog October 28, 2009

In 2007 Barack Obama promised not to use a “50+1” tactic to bypass a filibuster of health care in the Senate and would instead seek bipartisanship.

Now, however, things have changed. There’s more bi-partisan opposition for Democrat health care “reform” efforts than there is support, and […]

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