Dems Dealt Blow on Health Care Reconciliation - Political Hotsheet - CBS News: "After more than a year of passionate and substantive debate, the fate of the Democrats' health care reform package may rest largely on technicalities.
Senate Republican sources say the Senate parliamentarian -- who essentially acts as the Senate referee -- has shot down the Democrats' latest strategy for passing a final bill, CBS News Capitol Hill Producer John Nolen reports.
Democrats were planning on bypassing Republican obstruction -- as well as reaching a compromise on the legislation within their own party -- with a multi-step process: The House would pass the health care bill already approved by the Senate. Then, both the House and Senate would pass a 'fix it' bill that would amend the Senate bill. The 'fix it' bill would pass the Senate via a process called reconciliation, which only requires 51 votes."
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