Blue Dog Leader: ‘Slaughter Solution’ Is “Poison”

From Rep. Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin’s (D-SD) conference call: “There’s also been talk about using a legislative maneuver called ‘deeming,’ which would consider the Senate bill – without a direct vote on the bill – it would consider the Senate bill ‘passed’ with changes. While deeming – like reconciliation – has been used by Republicans and Democrats in the past, the context in which it would be used in this case leads me to conclude that it would poison an already terribly partisan atmosphere and leave the Congress even less able to find bipartisan solutions to fiscal problems that are on the verge of becoming overwhelming.”