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The reconciliation bill second. the problem with that strategy is, they cant fix everything thats wrong with the senate bill. and it has been a long time since house democrats voted for the bill. remember, they only had three votes to spare. theyve lost those three votes right now. so speaker pelosi would have to pick up other votes somewhere. in the meantime the bill has become much more objectionable to people, the public opinion has turned around. it was about 50/50 then now it is 2 will have...

That hasnt even gotten to the senate. we have used reconciliation to amen a bill that hasnt already been law. >> greta: are you distinguishing in from the welfare bill passed by reconciliation? >> we are ing -- we are distinguishing it two i was. one, i just said they are going to use reconciliation to fix a bill that hasnt been sent to the president yet. that thats never been done before. the second thing significant about in different than any other reconciliation you can talk about this is a ...

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Government and union workers? >> yeah. thats the way it passed the senate christmas eve. >> greta: how did the senate decide that government bourquers get a deal and everyone else didnt? set aside the unions in the senate why did government workers get a special deal? >> it is not right. it is not right. but its strictly power politics. the power of government unions and the power of private sector unions with the democrat party. you got to remember, this was a partisan bill in is not a bipartis...

Problem that is something that fits within this whole reconciliation. so fire way >> im sure the speaker would like senate go first. im not sure that setting up the procedure right they can do it that way i just dont know i dont think that it will pass in the house of representatives. on the third question on preexisting conditions, youre right there not gonna fix that. republicans have a way to did that >> greta: reconciliation is budget. so, unless you can find some way to characterize preexis...

Gotten something bipartisan that would have been more reasonable and -- because we had plenty of time it doesnt take effect until 2014. i make a joke, but theres some truth we had to be in session because we hadnt been in session christmas eve since 1895. >> greta: does this tax does it apply to everybody who has a cadillac plan? are unions the only ones exempted until -- >> you can have people that live side by side some are union, some are not and they are going to be treated differently thats...

The bill? everyone elses attacks going up or just the cadillac plans -- elses taxes going up or just the cadillac plans? >> no everybody. when they say they have a revenue neutral billet me tell you how that game is played here in washington common sense of the midwest would not justify this you have tax increases right now but you dont have this program go into effect until 2014. you have 10 years of taxes. five or six years of expenditure. you can balance almost anything that way thats at game...

Second. the problem with that strategy is, they cant fix everything thats wrong with the senate bill. and it has been a long time since house democrats voted for the bill. remember, they only had three votes to spare. theyve lost those three votes right now. so speaker pelosi would have to pick up other votes somewhere. in the meantime the bill has become much more objectionable to people, the public opinion has turned around. it was about 50/50 then now it is 2 will have 1 again the bill. i don...

Wild about this reconciliation idea? >> listen, they dont need to use reconciliation. you know right this very minute, the house of representatives could convene and pass the senate bill by a majority vote. just a majority vote not a super majority in the house of representatives, go to the president right now. they dont need to use reconciliation if they are talking about getting a bill passed by 51 votes, mere majority, already passed the senate. just let the house pass it. if they want to get...

Senate. we have used reconciliation to amen a bill that hasnt already been law. >> greta: are you distinguishing in from the welfare bill passed by reconciliation? >> we are ing -- we are distinguishing it two i was. one, i just said they are going to use reconciliation to fix a bill that hasnt been sent to the president yet. that thats never been done before. the second thing significant about in different than any other reconciliation you can talk about this is a massive restructuring of 1/6 o...