Communications

The Plum Line is quoting Senate Dem leadership aides as saying the Senate Democrats are “warming” to the idea of using reconciliation to force their health care bill through Congress after the summit.

According to one Senate aide, “People want to get rid of health care. They want it off the agenda. The simplest answer is that reconciliation may be the most expedient way to do it.”

 After all the talk coming from the President promoting a “bipartisan” health summit the fact that the Democrats are already planning a post summit strategy that involves reconciliation underlines where the Democrats really are on this issue. 

 But it also demonstrates the Democrats’ eagerness to get the unpopular legislation off their plates as soon possible, by any means necessary.

 If Democrats think pushing their government health care plan through Congress by using reconciliation will be more palatable to the American public they should consider a recent poll which found that 57% think Congress should start over on health care,  and 50% oppose the Democrats’ bills compared to 40% who favor them. 

 As recent polls and elections have demonstrated, if Democrats continue to ignore the wishes of the electorate they will answer for it in November, whether they pass their government takeover of health care now or later.