Reconciliation to proceed despite Democrats' exit

TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2012
Reconciliation to proceed despite Democrats' exit

The departure of nine Democrats in the House committee on reconciliation will not impact on the legislative process to mend fences, coalition chief whip Udomdej Rattanasatien said on Tuesday. "Reconciliation will move forward," he said.

Udomdej said the nine Democrats resigned after the House committee had already completed its report within the 150-day deadline. Furthermore, the report was submitted for the House deliberation, he added.
The today’s House-Senate session will be a non-voting meeting to give the greenlight for the House to debate the reconciliation measures as per the committee report, he said.
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