Say It Ain't So Already

When You Hear Republicans Whine About Reconciliation — Remember This

February 25, 2010 at 1:12 PM Leave a comment

Between 1981 and 2009, 22 bills have been passed through reconciliation.  Eight of the bills were initiated by a Democratic-controlled Congress.  The rest, 14, by a Republican-controlled Congress.  So the Republicans have used reconciliation almost twice as much as Democrats.  And they’re whining?

It’s an act.  Period.  End of story.

Now let’s move on.

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