Franken urges House to pass Senate health bill

DFL Sen. Al Franken said today that he wants the House to pass the Senate version of the health care overhaul bill. He said the Senate can make fixes to the plan through a process known as reconciliation. Here's part of the release from Franken's office:

Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) opened the Families USA Health Action 2010 conference this morning with a speech that called on Congress to not give up on passing national health care reform.

Sen. Franken urged Congress to "pass and pledge" in order to finish the health care debate and provide meaningful reform to Americans. He recommended that the House pass the Senate version of the health care bill once the Senate pledges to fix certain portions using a procedural process known as reconciliation. Both tactics mean that national health care reform could be passed with a majority vote, overcoming a Republican filibuster of the legislation.

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