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elleng

(130,974 posts) Mon Oct 20, 2014, 05:33 PM Oct 2014

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The little-known tool Republicans will use if they win the Senate

http://front.moveon.org/reconciliation/

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The little-known tool Republicans will use if they win the Senate (Original Post) elleng Oct 2014 OP

Why aren't democrats using this rule now to get what we want? lob1 Oct 2014 #1

Democrats have ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #2

Thanks for the info, IStrongBlackMan. lob1 Oct 2014 #3

lob1

(3,820 posts)

1. Why aren't democrats using this rule now to get what we want?

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Oct 20, 2014, 05:41 PM

Oct 2014

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)

2. Democrats have ...

Reply to lob1 (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 20, 2014, 06:36 PM

Oct 2014

used Reconciliation.

Here is a good summary of how and when:

http://www.theattackdemocrat.com/2012/07/fact-check-budget-reconciliation-and.html

lob1

(3,820 posts)

3. Thanks for the info, IStrongBlackMan.

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 20, 2014, 06:56 PM

Oct 2014

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