Specter sees fiscal woes bigger than political risk
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“I’m asked if this will solve the problem and candidly, nobody knows for sure,” Mr. Specter told workers at Schott. “But if we don’t do something, it will get worse ... If we fail to act, I think it would be a devastating signal for the world.”
His support is riling conservative Republicans, who think the spending package is geared too heavily toward spending and too little toward tax cuts. Pennsylvania conservatives are hoping to woo a strong conservative challenger to Mr. Specter in the Republican Senate primary next year as he seeks a sixth term.
“Well, of course I am,” Mr. Specter said when asked if he’s worried about the conservative backlash. “But (President) John Kennedy had it right. He said, ‘Sometimes the party asks too much.’ And this is something I think is necessary for the country. It goes beyond politics. It goes beyond the Democratic or Republican position. It’s the right thing for America.”
Mr. Specter said he would have supported the package even if Democrats had not added $6.5 billion for the National Institutes of Health to the final version of the bill.
Mr. Specter had sought the money for years, and had mentioned he wanted it in the bill when he met with President Barack Obama last week.
“That’s only one small part ... That’s not determinative in my mind,” he said.
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How he lies.
Watch him ‘retire’ to a cushy board position at The Institues For Health.
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