Rosen claims reconciliation "used only" to reduce deficit -- but GOP used it for tax cuts

On August 4, Fox News Washington correspondent James Rosen reported that the budget reconciliation process Democrats have "threatened" to use to pass health care reform legislation is an "arcane parliamentary tactic" and that it "is, as a matter of law, used only for budget bills to achieve deficit reduction." In fact, during the Bush administration, the Republican majority frequently used reconciliation to pass major initiatives not aimed at deficit ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Aug 6, 2009 - 10:13 PM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 6, 2009

The republicans are caught here conveniently forgetting their own recent history, as they steamrollered the senate. This is good historical research and oversight by Media Matters.

The 2/3 and the 60% senate rules for ending debate only were put in place in 1949 and 1959. It is not a constitutional requirement.

In reports, media have ignored Republicans’ past support of the tactic More »

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