Endgame? House, Senate Edge Towards Deal On Bill For Health Summit

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Greg Sargent's blog
http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/health-care/endgame-house-senate-edge-towards-deal-on-bill-for-health-summit/

Okay, contrary to what you’ve been hearing, House and Senate Dem leaders are in fact edging towards reaching a deal on a health care reform package to take to next week’s big summit, leadership aides tell me, though it remains a steep uphill climb.

The aides also say that Senate Dem leaders are warming to the idea of using reconciliation to fix their bill after the summit — suggesting an endgame may be taking shape.

It’s been widely assumed that the House and Senate had hit a virtually insurmountable snag, and yesterday Robert Gibbs hinted that the White House might step in and forge a compromise of its own to take to the summit.

But leadership aides tell me that while the snag is still serious, there’s still a chance of an agreement. That would allow Dems to head into the summit with a united front.