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Chris Good

Chris Good - Chris Good is a political reporter for ABC News. He was previously an associate editor at The Atlantic and a reporter for The Hill.

GOP Votes Are Sought, But Aren't Mandatory

By Chris Good
Jul 16 2009, 10:20 AM ET Comment

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R) of Utah complained yesterday, "From the start of the health care debate, Democrats have completely shut us out of the process."

One wonders which process Hatch has been watching. The Senate majority seems to have invested an enormous amount of time and energy trying to reach out to the 40-seat Republican minority. Indeed, had Dems decided early on to blow off the GOP altogether, chances are, we'd be closer to a finished product by now.

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