Ron Wyden said "This is not a question of the chairman's intent, but the fact is, as the chairman himself noted, reconciliation is inherently a partisan process." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 24, 2017

This is not a question of the chairman's intent, but the fact is, as the chairman himself noted, reconciliation is inherently a partisan process.

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Clarifies that reconciliation is a partisan process despite intentions for bipartisanship.

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