Barney Frank Encourages Dem-Only Health Bill
The Hill: A healthcare bill passed with a simple majority in the Senate is completely legitimate, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) insisted Wednesday.
Frank, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, dismissed the notion that healthcare reform must be bipartisan in nature.
"What's happened is that we've seen a de-facto amendment to the American Constitution so that you need 60 votes, in general, to get anything through the Senate," he said during an interview on CNBC. "I'm surprised at people who act as if something that would pass with 52, 53, or 54 votes in the Senate somehow lacks legitimacy."
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