Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid is talking about it.
The NY Times is talking about it.
but...what is it?
"Reconciliation" is on the lips of many Washington insiders, and now even a few outsiders, as a means of passing some form of healthcare reform. It sounds sort of benign and maybe even positive and uplifting. What it amounts to though is a procedural ramrod that severely restricts debate on a budget bill and allows it to be passed with a simple majority.
After reading the above articles I was left wondering just how this rather obscure rule worked and how it might affect healthcare reform for us all.
Fortunately, Keith Hennessey, a real D.C. insider addressed Reconciliation in his blog. Check out this concise description.
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