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President Obama and Senator Chris Dodd

Obama has appeared to make health care reform the defining issue of his presidency. With over a 50% disapproval rating from the American people on this issue, Obama seems to have a know best attitude and may be willing to use whatever means to pass it despite what the majority of American’s want.

Reconciliation is a parliamentary procedure that would allow the Democrats to pass Obama’s unpopular health care reform with 51 votes. This means that the Democrats could pass legislation without any Republican’s onboard.

Sen. Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico stated, “We made a provision in the budget resolution [earlier this year] that it could be used to try to enact health care provisions related to health care reform. There are restrictions to what you can include in that…but I would support it if that’s the only way.”

If Democrats go it alone, using Reconcilation to pass healthcare reform with the majority of American’s disapproving, there may be a price to pay.

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