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Friday, March 12, 2010

Parliamentarian's ruling deals blow to healthcare reform chances

The Senate parliamentarian has delivered a blow to Democrats by ruling President Barack Obama must sign the broader Senate healthcare legislation before the upper chamber can take up changes demanded by the House.The ruling means House Democrats would have to rely on a good-faith promise that senators will pass the changes after the healthcare bill is signed into law, a difficult prospect at a time when lower-chamber lawmakers have grown distrustful of their Senate counterparts.

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/86377-ruling-deals-blow-to-reform-chances 

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