Democrats are threatening to use a budgetary procedure to accelerate the passage of broad health reforms in the next Congress. Republicans are already voicing protest, particularly with the idea of a new government-run insurance plan gaining momentum. But those concerns may fall on deaf ears.
By Ramsey Baghdadi
"Forgive and forget." Those three words aren’t on the minds of Democratic lawmakers in Congress when it comes to compromising on health reform.
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