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Reconciliation Process Has A Number Of Limitations, Says Budget Policy Expert

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Democrats Will Buy Votes, Says Sen. Gregg

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Reconciliation Will "Bankrupt Our Kids' Future," Says Gregg

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Gregg: Democrats Can't Use Reconciliation To Pass Healthcare

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No place to reform reform.

Coffee Brown, University of New Mexico, Talk Radio News


Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) satys the reconciliation process is no place to negotiate major reforms.

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