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Democrats Looking at 51-Vote for Health Care Posted on 2/26/2010
Democrats are consulting with the parliamentarians in the House and the Senate on a way to pass health care with a simple majority.
President Obama Comments Obama told Republicans Thursday, "I think most Americans think that a majority vote makes sense."
Speaker Pelosi Comments House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, "The fact is that we're going to move forward."
Sen. Reid Comments Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, said, "Time is of the essence. The American people waited five decades for this, and we are going to do this."
Possible Reconciliation Under reconciliation, only 51 votes would be needed to advance the bill out of the Senate instead of the 60 needed under normal procedures.
Democrats are trying to find out if they can actually pass through the reconciliation process.
Republicans used reconciliation many times for their legislation in the past few decades.
