The Democrats donโt need all of their senators to vote for the reconciliation bill to modify their health-care legislation. That means that nine Democratic senators will be able to vote against the bill. Given its unpopularity, I expect several of the senators to do so. But their no votes have the potential to put some House Democrats in a bind. If Senator Webb of Virginia votes against the bill, for example, doesnโt that increase the pain of a yes vote for the three vulnerable House Democrats from that state? And the same logic applies to several other states.
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Ramesh Ponnuru is the editor of National Review, a columnist for the Washington Post, and a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
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