Get Carrie Lukas and’s RSS Feed2:27 PM 03/19/2010
The Cornhusker Kickback. The Louisiana Purchase. Gator-aid. These terms have become familiar to millions of Americans who are concerned about health care legislation. They know that without these measures—essentially bribes offered to wavering Members—the bill never would have passed the Senate. Now Americans are learning new terms—reconciliation, the “Slaughter Rule,” and “pass and deem”—which are ways to game the legislative system to make it easier for Congress to pass a bill that so many Members are reluctant to support. (more)
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