This is a class blog for the students of POLSCI 426: Congressional Politics at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

Democrats may attempt "Slaughter solution" to pass healthcare bill

This article details a bill that would in effect pass the healthcare bill by voting on another bill that would approve changes to it. This seems the the most illegitimate attempt yet to get the votes to pass this bill. This is bordering on absurd now and may be challenged on legal grounds that article one of the constitution discusses that a bill cannot be passed to enact another bill. This bill does not have the votes due to various parts that are considered controversial, the special kickbacks and federal funding of abortion that many are uneasy about taking a vote on. The senate bill must be passed in its entirety because reconciliation can only be applied to bills that have been enacted, not bills that have yet to be passed. This is not the way major legislation should be handled.

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