Rockefeller says he’s for it if it’s the only way:
“If it is a choice between getting a good health care bill and doing it in reconciliation, I will take that in a shot,” Rockefeller said. “What I don’t like is no result. And if it takes more time to get a result — even if has to be done through reconciliation as a last resort — don’t think I am going to lose sleep over that.”
TAPPED and Steve Benen have more on the details of the process by which bills can be passed by a majority rather than requiring 50 60 votes.
Even if it reconciliation isn’t ultimately used here, it’s a good bargaining chip at the very least.