How the Senate Finance Committee Got Ron Wyden's Vote
If you?d asked me six months ago which Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee would prove the toughest vote on health-care reform, I?d have had a couple answers for you. Blanche Lincoln, maybe. Or Tom Carper. Or Kent Conrad. I would not have said Ron Wyden. But it was Wyden?s support that eluded the Senate Finance Committee and the White House in the final days. The reasons were twofold: First, it?s always easier to bargain with a dealmaker than a policy ... Full Story »
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