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Boxer Calls Out GOP on Reconciliation Hypocrisy
A few minutes ago on the floor of the Senate, Barbara Boxer called out Republicans for their... call it 'selective opposition' to the budget reconciliation process.
Boxer chairs the Environment and Public Works committee, and spent the early afternoon fending off Republican attempts to explicitly prevent the Senate from using reconciliation to pass climate change legislation. We'll try to get that document she submitted for the record and when we do, we'll post it here.
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Good on her for doing this and good on TPM for reporting it.
Now can we have the mainstream media report it, please? Or will your bosses not like actual reporting?
March 31, 2009 2:27 PM | Reply | Permalink
I assume there wasn't Democratic outrage in the past when the Republicans tried to play this game?
Maybe the Dems should use this opportunity to close the loopholes and end-arounds that the Bushies used, because they're not going to be in power for ever. Doing it now would have GOP support, but playing the same games, will just have the same to happen to the Dems in the future.
March 31, 2009 2:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
That's my girl......if only Feinstein could act more like her. Sigh.
March 31, 2009 3:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
I love me some Barbara Boxer!
March 31, 2009 3:14 PM | Reply | Permalink
I love u Babs.
March 31, 2009 7:44 PM | Reply | Permalink