HARRY REID ARMS HIS NUKE: Health Care Reform Bill - Political News - FOXNews.com

So here we are on the verge of a nuclear attack from those we call our representatives. Democrats: Beware the radiation poisoning and collateral damage that will come your way November 2, 2010.

From FoxNews.com comes this piece:

Democrats Pave Way for "Nuclear Option" in Health Care Reform Bill
The Ways and Means Committee has adjusted the health care overhaul package so that the Senate, down the road, could avoid a filibuster and pass health care reform with a smaller number of votes than normally required.
10-15-2009

A key House committee on Thursday quietly altered its health care legislation in a way that could allow the Senate to mow over Republican opposition to Democratic reforms by exploiting a budgetary loophole.

The Ways and Means Committee adjusted its health care overhaul package so that the Senate, down the road, could avoid a filibuster and pass health care reform with a smaller number of votes than normally required.

The long-discussed process, nicknamed the "nuclear option," is known as reconciliation. It's coming into potential play after the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday became the last of five committees to approve health care reform legislation, sending the overhaul proposals a big step closer to the president's desk. Before it gets there, though, the bill has to pass from the committees to the floors of the House and Senate.

House Panel Paves Way for 'Nuclear Option' in Health Care Reform Bill - Political News - FOXNews.com

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