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“Obama Gives Republicans SIX WEEKS on Health Reform” Roll Call (February 25, 2010) |
“The president won’t mention dates, but the Speaker and the White House want this done in TWO WEEKS – ahead of the President’s March 18 departure for Indonesia and Australia.” Politico (March 3, 2010)
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Obama on Use of Reconciliation to Pass Democrats’ Health Care Bills |
“The bottom line is that our health care plans are similar the questions once again is who can get it done, who can build a movement for change, this is an area where we are going to have to a 60% majority in the Senate and the House in order to actually get a bill to my desk…that is NOT JUST A 50 PLUS ONE MAJORITY.” (Then-Senator Obama on September 25, 2007) |
“This is where we’ve ended up… [health care reform] deserves the same kind of up or down vote…with nothing more than a SIMPLE MAJORITY.” President Obama’s Remarks (March 3, 2010) |
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