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Conrad: Reconciliation can't be used for comprehensive reform Posted on 2/28/2010
Sen. Kent Conrad, D-ND, Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, threw cold water on the idea of using the reconciliation process Sunday.
Sen. Conrad Comments Sen. Conrad said, "Reconciliation cannot be used to pass comprehensive health care reform."
Conrad said, "The major package would not be done through reconciliation."
He said that reconciliation was not, in fact, an option.
Conrad said, "I am the Chairman of the committee in the Senate, and I think I understand how reconciliation works and can't work."
He said that the so-called Byrd Rule would prevent the use of reconciliation for the main health care bill.
Sen. Conrad said, "The only possible role I can see for reconciliation would be to make modest changes in the major package."
Conrad said only "side car" issues could be affected through the reconciliation process.
