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Reid Seals the Deal on Reform

By John Stanton
Roll Call Staff
Dec. 21, 2009, Midnight

Senate Democrats’ historic push to reshape the nation’s health care system found new life over the last week thanks to not only the negotiating power of Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Conference Vice Chairman Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) but also the Republicans — whose use of procedural delays energized and united the majority party.

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor leaves the podium after speaking to reporters at the Republican National Committee following a House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol Hill Club on Feb. 7.

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