Ideas To Get Reconciliation Across Finish Line Differ As Hill Keeps Mum

Talks on how to proceed with a health care-centric reconciliation package are still underway, a Senate committee staffer said late last week, as leadership staff are outwardly optimistic about being able to draft legislation that both complies with Senate rules and achieves GOP policy goals. Democrats, however, say that despite the GOP's optimism, Republicans' repeal effort has been permanently stymied by the Senate parliamentarian's Nov. 10 ruling that the Affordable Care Act's individual and employer mandates would run afoul of...