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FILE - In this June 18, 2009 file photo, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, left, is greeted by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., before speaking during a fundraiser for Democratic House and Senate candidates in Washington. A reader-submitted question about the reconciliation process between the House and Senate is being answered as part of an Associated Press Q&A column called "Ask AP." (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)