Democracy Quote by Bernie Sanders

Welfare reform happened with reconciliation; half the Democrats voted for it. The Bush tax cuts happened with reconciliation; twelve Democratic Senators voted for it.…

— Tom Coburn

In 2001, Republicans used reconciliation to pass President Bush's $1.35 trillion tax cut that mainly benefited the wealthy.

— Bernie Sanders

When Republicans used reconciliation in 2001 for the Bush tax cuts, they used it to increase the deficit. The whole purpose of reconciliation is…

— Kent Conrad

Ten years ago, Republicans decided it was time to reform our broken welfare system and give welfare recipients the tools they needed to escape…

— Todd Tiahrt

In 2005, Republicans passed a 360-page reconciliation bill without a single Democratic vote that provided deep cuts to Medicaid and raised premiums on Medicare beneficiaries.

— Bernie Sanders

Welfare reform passed in the 90s worked because states were given maximum authority along with adequate funding. This model can work for the repeal…

— Kim Reynolds

Conservatives were sure that if you eliminated welfare for single moms, it would eliminate - or at lease greatly reduce - single motherhood. So…

— Gail Collins

My Republican friends are lamenting reconciliation. But I would recommend for them to go back and look at history.

— Harry Reid

Reconciliation cannot be used to pass comprehensive health care reform. It won't work because it was never designed for that kind of significant legislation;…

— Kent Conrad

There's no doubt that when the Republican Party took over in 1994, the 'Contract with America' was an opportunity to implement some things -…

— Marco Rubio

“Bill Clinton, a “New Democrat,” later embraced his ideas, calling Murray’s analysis “essentially right” and incorporating many of his prescriptions, including work requirements and…

— Jane Mayer

We need a conservative welfare reform initiative that is focused on putting people back to work and ensures taxpayer money is only spent on…

— Todd Young