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Louie Gohmert: “Well, I think there's actually great wisdom in what President Obama said that's on the chart right behind you, and that…”

On the recordMarch 10, 2010
Well, I think there's actually great wisdom in what President Obama said that's on the chart right behind you, and that is, Reconciliation is therefore the wrong place for policy changes. In short, the reconciliation process appears to have lost its proper meaning. A vehicle designed for deficit reduction and fiscal responsibility has been hijacked to facilitate reckless deficits and unsustainable debt. The President called that exactly right.
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Louie Gohmert
Republican · Texas
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govinfo.gov
Mar 10, 2010

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Gohmert discusses President Obama's comments on the reconciliation process and its implications for fiscal policy.

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