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Democrats Look to Scrap Conference to Ease Passage of Health Care Bill

By Emily Pierce and Steven T. Dennis
Roll Call Staff
Jan. 4, 2010, 6:12 p.m.

Congressional Democrats are looking to minimize the GOP’s opportunities to trip up health care reform legislation by scrapping a formal conference committee and settling their differences informally among themselves.

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