Can Democrats Dislodge the Debate Over Healthcare Reform?

Something is cooking in Washington as we speak, something that we may no be aware off.

As we move on the saga of the health care reform. . . is something else moving along with it.

Yes it could be just another strategy in the never ending saga of unattainable deficits the danger that this pose to national security and the now controversial health care reform that has metamorphosed into something that we have no clue how the end result will be.

If U.S. President Barack Obama goes ahead with a plan to have Democrats invoke a parliamentary gambit known as "reconciliation" to pass healthcare reform, a little known provision in the budget cycle ensures that Washington politicians will get to the endgame in less than 60 days.

Now we know this is been going on, but what people doesn't know is how the government is trying to cut the deficit and how this will affect the health care bill and its path to fruition.

One of the peculiarities of reconciliation is that it is a creation of the 1974 Budget Act and is linked to the annual budget cycle in Congress. It has been used to pass more than 22 tax cuts and deficit reductions over the years.

Now this is just part of some of the bills to help the nation and government tackle budget deficits.

But. . . is a problem this bill is gone into effect will cancel the health care bill or will stop it on its track as the health care bill is after all another dent on the deficit

Now if the government is to tackle the Deficit it has to do it before the April death line, but unless they are planning to shove the health care bill by then it will die with the proposed deficit cuts that are to be including in this years budget plans.

But the Budget Act specifies that Congress must complete action on its budget resolution by April 15 of each year. Once the budget resolution conference report is adopted by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, its terms govern the remainder of the budget process for that year - meaning no further spending measures can be introduced, including healthcare reform.

Is the Obama administration purposely trying to sabotage the health care reform bill?

I wonder.

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