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New Hampshire, thanks to Carol Shea-Porter, Paul Hodes, and Jeanne Shaheen, played a big role in the historic health care legislation before us.
Unfortunately, we are also home to the last man standing in the way of progress:
Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), who nearly worked in President Barack Obama's Cabinet, will do everything he can to torpedo the reconciliation healthcare bill.
Gregg, the ranking member on the Budget Committee, knows the rules of reconciliation inside and out. Democrats know he will be a formidable adversary and acknowledge that Gregg and his GOP colleagues will probably be successful in taking out some provisions in the legislation.
...Gregg is not seeking reelection, and this will probably be his last big moment in the spotlight. He says he wants to make a bad bill better. He and others senators are expected to offer a slew of amendments, some of which will be politically popular and difficult to vote against.
Remember, this is not the bill, but the reconciliation fixes. That said, those fixes are quite important. Defeat of any of them will only make the bill worse. Senate Democrats need to hold fast against Gregg's tricks.
