This morning, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) called on President Obama to stop wasting his efforts on securing the votes of one or two Republican senators and instead pass a health care bill with a public option through the filibuster-proof reconciliation process.
As we’ve reported, passing health care reform in a reconciliation bill presents some procedural hurdles, but it seems likely that a public option would meet parliamentary muster if there are 51 votes in the Senate to pass it.
