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Health Care Bill reconciliation - What about the Byrd Rule?

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Post by Keli Sat Feb 20, 2010 11:25 am

Obama to write Health Care Bill & use reconciliation - What about the Byrd Rule?
The Examiner ^ | Feb 20, 2010 | Victoria Nicks


According to the Associated Press, President Obama intends to write his own version of the Health Care Legislation, and attach it to the budget, using a procedure called reconciliation to eliminate the need for any Republican votes.

According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the Byrd Rule, named for Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia could quickly derail the President's attempt to pass Health Care Legislation through budget reconciliation. The Byrd Rule, adopted in 1985, states that any provision or amendment of a budget reconciliation bill that any Senator decides is "extraneous" would automatically be stripped from the bill if there are not 60 votes saying that it should stay.

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