GOP Will Give Healthcare the Byrd
All 41 Senate Republicans signed a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) Wednesday saying that they would reject any health care provision in violation of the Byrd Rule if Democrats move forward with reconciliation.
Per the letter, the GOP intends to use the rule, which states that any measure passed through reconciliation must be directly related to the federal budget, as a tool to strike down questionable provisions and slow progress on a bill they are working to kill.
”We urge you to not use reconciliation to pass a partisan bill that is opposed by the majority of Americans,” wrote the GOP senators. “[But] to endeavor to ensure that the reconciliation process is not used to fast-track an unpopular bill through Congress, we wish to inform you that we will oppose efforts to waive the so-called Byrd Rule during Senate consideration of any reconciliation bill concerning health reform.”
Oooh. Thanks for the heads up, guys. It’s funny how helpful Republicans have been lately, really going out of their way to prevent Democrats from shooting themselves in the foot with this hugely unpopular healthcare bill—even though the GOP has a lot to gain if the Dems self-destruct and the public hates the new law. But that’s the GOP for you—always so sympathetic to those less fortunate than themselves.
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