Top Republicans Warm To Reconciliation...For Repealing Health Care Reform - TPMMuckraker

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Top Republicans Warm To Reconciliation...For Repealing Health Care Reform
Brian Beutler - TPMMuckraker
September 23, 2010, 2:25PM

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Recall back in 2009, when Democrats gingerly toyed with the idea of using the 51-vote budget reconciliation process to pass health care reform in the Senate on a majority-rules basis? Republicans howled. The GOP's two top budget guys, Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) in particular blasted Democrats. Gregg compared it to "running over the minority, putting them in cement and throwing them in the Chicago River."

With Republicans poised for big gains in November, though, the two of them have had a change of heart. Appearing on CNBC yesterday, the two were asked "Can you use reconciliation to chip away and gradually roll back some of the unpopular Obama policies?"

Sure!

"Yes, you can," Ryan said. "Reconciliation is the fastest best path to get there. We do want to use reconciliation, you ultimately have to use reconciliation to get there."

"Absolutely," added Gregg. "Reconciliation passes the Senate with 51 votes and it can adjust entitlement programs so they're affordable."

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More: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/09/top-republicans-warm-to-reconciliationfor-repealing-health-care-reform.php

Shameless, hypocritical, dishonorable...

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:kick:

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

1. Republicans poised for big gains in November?

I hadn't heard.

[Xithras]

2. Nobody should be suprised by this.

Democrats try to cooperate and pass bipartisan legislation.

Republicans just want to win.

That's why this nation is sliding to the right.

[Dawson Leery]

3. There are 41 cockroaches in the United States Senate.

[Bitwit1234]

4. We are still trying to find a way to make cockroaches obsolete