For months now, Senate Democrats have been preparing for what they regarded as the unlikely contingency that they’d have to pass health care reform–or some elements of health care reform–in a filibuster-proof budget reconciliation bill. But the deadline for that bill is October 15, and with legislative talks still stalled in the Senate Finance Committee, aides are now beginning to say that reconciliation may be inevitable.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=139258