April 1, 2009

(global warming news) Senate Dems move closer to controversial budget procedure - CNN Political Ticker

WASHINGTON (CNN) — In a sign that Senate Democrats may be close to adopting a special budget procedure to speed passage of President Obama's health care and global warming legislation, a key Democratic senator said Tuesday that he is not ruling out using the controversial method of "reconciliation. The House and Senate are expected to pass their separate versions of the budget by the end of the week. The effort to merge the two bills will take place in the next few weeks, with final passage expected by the end of April. You are solely responsible for your own comments, the consequences of posting those comments, and the consequences of any reliance by you on the comments of others. By submitting your comment, you hereby give CNN the right, but not the obligation, to post, air, edit, exhibit, telecast, cablecast, webcast, re-use, publish, reproduce, use, license, print, distribute or otherwise use your comment(s) and accompanying personal identifying and other information you provide via all forms of media now known or hereafter devised, worldwide, in perpetuity.

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