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VIDEO: Sen. Gregg: Reconciliation Is "Bastardization Of The Legislative Process"
Real Clear Politics ^ | September 9, 2009 | Real Clear Politics

Posted on 09/09/2009 9:39:43 AM PDT by ianschwartz

"They can do it, but it certainly would be a destruction of the legislative process in the Senate," Gregg said during an interview on Fox News. "The purpose of reconciliation is to control the deficits and bring the budgets and spending in line."

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1 posted on 09/09/2009 9:39:43 AM PDT by ianschwartz
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To: ianschwartz

HAHAHAHA.....Sounds like we ought to do away with it then if it was supposed to control spending and deficits.....
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I hope the Reps will go Mutually Assured Destruction if the libs go Nuke, but they will probably ask if there is anything else the Dems would like to pass that way.....


2 posted on 09/09/2009 9:41:16 AM PDT by BallparkBoys (Republicans spend $100,000 getting women into clothes while Democrats spend $100,000 getting women o)
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To: ianschwartz

There is NO valid, legitimate purpose to the reconciliation process. Both parties have used it, and both parties are wrong.

It should be scrapped. It’s past time to force the government back within the confines of their Constitutional authority and obligations.


3 posted on 09/09/2009 9:41:54 AM PDT by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. 01-20-2013: Change we can look forward to.)
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To: PubliusMM

“NO valid, legitimate purpose to the reconciliation process” WRONG is is to be used for budget issues.


4 posted on 09/09/2009 9:57:02 AM PDT by US Navy Vet
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To: US Navy Vet
"Health care reform" is a budget buster and an unconstitutional seizure of power and trampling of individual rights.
5 posted on 09/09/2009 10:26:31 AM PDT by Myrddin
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To: ianschwartz
I liked it when Sen. Gregg called Bernie Sanders a socialist on TV yesterday.

Hehe.

6 posted on 09/09/2009 11:38:31 AM PDT by what's up
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To: what's up
-- I liked it when Sen. Gregg called Bernie Sanders a socialist on TV yesterday. --

Bernie Sanders refers to himself as a socialist, or, more precisely, "social-democratic."

7 posted on 09/09/2009 11:44:50 AM PDT by Cboldt
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