To initiate a reconciliation effort in the area where you are basically creating a brand-new, massive exercise in an attempt to address global warming, with a carbon tax and cap-and-trade... would be, I believe, to depart from the purposes of reconciliation.
Senator Gregg warns against using reconciliation for major climate legislation.
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