| By Dave Harding, ProgressOhio - Feb 28, 2010 5:15:13 PM ET |
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) “on Sunday defended the use of filibuster-busting budget reconciliation rules to pass a narrow bill amending the health care reform legislation passed earlier by the Senate,” Roll Call reports.
Conrad said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” that it would be unreasonable and impossible to use reconciliation for the broad overhaul of health insurance reforms, but those have already passed the Senate.
The reconciliation package “would be very limited,” Conrad said, dealing with items such as affordability credits and Medicaid expansion.
Conrad said that is consistent with past reconciliation bills, including ones creating the State Children’s Health Insurance Program and COBRA insurance.
Note that those who interpret what Conrad said as negative on passing comprehensive health care reform apparently don't even know that Comprehensive Health Reform has already passed the Senate.
If it is used, reconcilliation will be only be used to make minor admendments to the legislation which passed the Senate on December 24, 2009.
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