> For example maybe they felt the amendment would kill the bill, because house and senate bills need to match, and the terms had already been negotiated. I don

> For example maybe they felt the amendment would kill the bill, because house and senate bills need to match, and the terms had already been negotiated. I don't recall ever hearing of reconciliation being a deal-breaker. Also, if Senate leadership inserted the clause, that means that it wasn't in the House's version to begin with.