Republicans to Mull Use of Budget Maneuver to Get Bills to Obama
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U.S. House and Senate Republicans, heading to a policy retreat, will debate whether to use a budget maneuver known as reconciliation to bypass Democrats and send some of their policy proposals to President Barack Obama’s desk.
Led by House Speaker John Boehner and new Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Republicans will hold a closed-door meeting tomorrow through Friday in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Republicans control both chambers for the first time in eight years.