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Originally Posted by ADqtPiMel
I disagree. Democrats are already saddled with the political fallout, whether the bill passes or not, and it’s better for them to have a bill to defend that has tangible benefits than try to explain why they voted for something and then walked away. There's no incentive whatsoever for any Republican to vote for the bill, so they certainly won't start over unless there's absolutely no other way.
Dems have a large enough margin in the House to get a simple majority on the Senate bill. The party leaders will be sure to make the caucus members aware of the consequences of letting the main aspect of Obama's platform fail. I've seen this happen over and over in the House, and the rank and file always end up falling in line. I could be wrong, but my experience says they can do it.
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New info from Speaker Pelosi:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010...-health-house/
I understand that this doesn't mean the Senate bill will not be brought up before the House but it certainly doesn't look plausible at this time.