Senator Gregg thought reconciliation was just dandy when he was using it to kiss Bush's ass.
"Look At How Many Republicans Support Reconciliation!
September 03, 2009 5:12 pm ET
As the debate over health insurance reform continues, it is becoming evident that the issue of reconciliation will be discussed soon. Anticipating that Republicans will continue to argue against it, Media Matters Action Network has compiled a few quotes and votes of Republicans openly supporting the reconciliation process.
Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH)
Sen. Gregg: "Is There Something Wrong With Majority Rules? I Don't Think So." As reported by the New York Times: "The record is also replete with past statements by Republicans such as Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, the party's leader on budget issues, praising the logic of reconciliation. 'We are using the rules of the Senate here,' Mr. Gregg said in 2005 as he fought off Democratic complaints that reconciliation was wrongly being employed to block filibusters against opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. 'Is there something wrong with majority rules? I don't think so.'"
Sen. Gregg Endorsed The Reconciliation Process To Open Up ANWR For Drilling Because Bush "Asked For It." As reported by the Associated Press: "Budget Committee Chairman Judd Gregg, R-N.H. said it was reasonable to assume ANWR, as the refuge is commonly called, would be part of the budget measure. 'The president asked for it, and we're trying to do what the president asked for,' Gregg said Tuesday after meeting privately with Republicans on his panel."
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
"I prefer regular order, but recent tax legislative history in the Senate suggests the reconciliation option is an important tool to have at our disposal."
"The reconciliation instruction gives us the resources to maintain current law tax relief."
The Hill:
"Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) defended using reconciliation when pushing President George W. Bush's tax cuts through the upper chamber, but has warned Democrats not to do it in 2009."
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