Pelosi: Dems have 'scrubbed' health bill for Senate passage

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Source: The Hill


Pelosi: Dems have 'scrubbed' health bill for Senate passage
By Michael O'Brien - 03/19/10 11:51 AM ET
House Democrats have sought to prevent their healthcare bill from facing further changes that would require another House vote, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Friday.

Pelosi, during a press conference on Capitol Hill, said she'd put the healthcare package on which House Democrats will vote this weekend through a "Byrd scrub" in an effort to prevent parliamentary challenges in the Senate.

"We've tried to have a 'Byrd scrub,' " Pelosi said, referring to the Senate rule named after Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) that requires that legislative changes made under reconciliation rules be strictly related to budgetary issues.

"We think we're in pretty good shape going in," she said of her confidence in the House bill's language. "We're not trying to challenge them on what's Byrd-able."

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[Pirate Smile]

2. Of course, they have.

[GreenTea]

3. Duh-I love you Nancy but who in the fuck you talking to? Repugs-the ignorant-the media-moderates?

[tritsofme]

4. Happy talk.

There will be a second House vote after Senate Republicans force changes to the reconciliation bill.

At the least there are cosmetic changes, at the worst the excise tax takes a Byrd bath. At this point however, the underlying Senate bill is the law of the land.

[aquart]

5. I'm sure somebody is happy but it ain't me.

[damntexdem]

8. Gulty as charged.

I'm not ecstatic, but I am happy.

[marshall]

6. Doesn't "scrubbed" imply that it was "dirty" to begin with?

I'm not sure who chooses the language for Pelosi's statement, but "scrubbed" is not a word I would have chose, especially under these extreme circumstances.

[damntexdem]

7. Well, if it's had a Byrd scrub, it must have no dirty Byrds in it.

;-)

But the Repukes will still try to derail it using any parliamentary or other tactics.

[customerserviceguy]

9. "Byrd-able"

And just like that, another word slips into American English.

[AlinPA]

10. I have no idea what the hell she is talking about. This whole thing is a mess. nt

[wordpix]

11. insider talk---Nancy could do a better job of getting through to the people she works for

[No Elephants]

12. Why Democrats usually lose the p.r. wars.

"We've tried to have a Byrd scrub."

"We think we're in pretty good shape going in."

If that doesn't invited Republicans to find the flaws....

You say,


"We've scrubbed every single thing that even MIGHT be vulnerable to a sincere Byrd Rule challenge. Anyone who finds fault in the bill now would be faking it in a cynical attempt to take advantage of those who don't understand the complicated Senate rules."