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Chuck Grassley: “No, you would not. In fact, it detracts from it. Because too often reconciliation tends to be a partisan issue, and we…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2008
No, you would not. In fact, it detracts from it. Because too often reconciliation tends to be a partisan issue, and we will never get SCHIP through here that is not bipartisan. I think you are making the case that I have taken a long time to make, that reconciliation is not a process we need to accomplish most of the major goals in some of these areas that there is bipartisan agreement to reach.
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa

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Discussing the need for bipartisan support for SCHIP during a debate.

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