Bayh Open To Reconciliation For Health Care Reform

[cal04]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/18/bayh-open-to-reconciliati_n_468064.html

Retiring Senator Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) left open the door to supporting the use of reconciliation to pass health care legislation, though he did not address whether the parliamentary procedure should be used to pass a public option for insurance coverage.

In a Thursday interview with NPR, the Indiana Democrat, who will not seek reelection in 2010, said that he would be comfortable using reconciliation. But only if it was clear that no Republican votes (which are needed for passage outside of the reconciliation process) were forthcoming.

"It may be that that has to be ultimately resorted to because something to improve health care is better than nothing," he said.

Bayh went on to note that using reconciliation would have "very real consequences" for future legislative activity, in part because Republicans "would react very vehemently to" its use and take out their anger on other reform efforts.

[Arkana]

1. What do you care, Evan? You've got one foot out the door.

Fuck off--no one cares what you think.

[WCGreen]

2. Maybe he felt that he had to not be facing a conservative electorate

in order to get in touch with his inner liberal....


:shrug:

[timeforpeace]

3. Or any electorate for that matter. Still not a winner with voters.