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Pelosi says House could pass Senate bill under two-track approach

Published on January 29, 2010 at 1:14 AM · No Comments

"Laying out a possible path to approving healthcare legislation, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) said Wednesday that the House should pass the Senate's version and then use a process known as 'budget reconciliation' to make the changes some lawmakers are demanding," The Los Angeles Times reports. "But House and Senate leaders have not agreed on what later changes to make to the Senate bill. Among other things, House Democrats have demanded elimination of a new tax on high-end 'Cadillac' insurance plans. They also want more subsidies to help low- and moderate-income Americans buy health coverage, and more aid to help states expand Medicaid. The Senate version of the bill would give that extra aid only to a few states, including Nebraska" (Levey, 1/28).

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