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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says he’s ready to do everything within his power to slow down the passage of health care reform.

“It is our intention not to pass this bill easily,” said McConnell. “I have a practice of not telegraphing procedural moves that may be available to us…I don’t think anyone’s missed it. We don’t think this bill should pass.”

McConnell alluded to speculation that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will unveil his latest version of health care reform early Saturday morning, with a cloture vote to follow promptly if the Senate expects to make its Christmas deadline.

The Leader explained that he along with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) would demand that every change be read on the floor.

“If we have seen it don’t you think we should have time to at least examine it? I don’t think it would be outrageous to ask for a bill to be read that we have seen that affects one seventh of our gross domestic product,” said McCain.