Congress has the votes to pass a public option


	Congress has the votes to pass a public option

masbury

9-20-2009 7:53 PM

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masbury says:

And passing it with 51 votes in the Senate - a majority - abides by the same rule Republicans used to pass the Bush tax cuts and fund the Iraq war. Any bill passes with 51 votes unless the minority party filibusters it. Bills with significant budgetary impact can be shielded from a filibuster by the reconciliation process

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