Obama may use 50-vote tactic on energy, healthcare

thehill.com — President Obama?s budget director said the White House would consider using a Senate procedural tactic so that only 50 votes would be rquired to pass major healthcare and energy reforms...using budget reconciliation to pass policy proposals is controversial, even among some Democrats who believe doing so strains Senate rules and tradition. Mar 2, 2009 View in Crawl 4