Conrad Wants Controversial Carve-Out Axed

• By Emily Pierce
• Roll Call Staff
• March 18, 2010, 5:38 p.m.

Senate Budget Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) went on the defensive Thursday afternoon after Republicans seized on a carve-out in the health care reconciliation bill for his state as well as comments he made indicating the Senate would likely not be able to pass the bill unchanged.