reconcilation

And you can’t get 50 Democratic votes in reconcilation without Lieberman?

Matthew Yglesias » Setback for Public Option Revival as Rockefeller Says No 2010

And you can’t get 50 Democratic votes in reconcilation without Lieberman?

Matthew Yglesias » Setback for Public Option Revival as Rockefeller Says No 2010

Lieberman might have been vote 60 on the filibuster, but you don’t need 60 in reconcilation – you only need 50.

Matthew Yglesias » The Strange Death of the Public Option 2010

A conditional bill might not do anything and therefore might not reduce the budget and therefore cannot be passed in reconcilation.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Slaughter Solution constitutional? 2010

A conditional bill might not do anything and therefore might not reduce the budget and therefore cannot be passed in reconcilation.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Slaughter Solution constitutional? 2010

A conditional bill might not do anything and therefore might not reduce the budget and therefore cannot be passed in reconcilation.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Slaughter Solution constitutional? 2010

Democrats seem to make up the rules as they go with a vote under "reconcilation" that even democrat senator Byrd says is an improper and propably illegal application of the senate rules.

WH may push through health care reform without Republicans 2009

The dems should forget about Nelson, Lieberman and others, put the stuff back in that really matter to the American people and and go for the reconcilation process.

Nelson: Health care bill 'isn't sufficient' 2009

To do that, they will have to fix the current healthcare bill and pass it via reconcilation.

Matthew Yglesias » Conservatives Love Universal Health Care Once It Happens, and Scott Brown is No Exception 2010

Notice also how he ducks the question of how Lieberman can block the Public Option from being put into a reconcilation bill that only requires 50 votes to pass.

Matthew Yglesias » The Strange Death of the Public Option 2010