Bush Quote by Kent Conrad

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

— Bernie Sanders

Reconciliation is a special budget procedure to change entitlement and tax laws. It cannot be filibustered and requires only a simple majority in the…

— Jeff Miller

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

In 1996, Republicans used reconciliation to pass major legislation that ended six decades of welfare policy.

— 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

The danger of what's happening right now in terms of using reconciliation is, the purpose of the Senate is going to be defeated. And…

— Tom Coburn

The danger of what's happening right now in terms of using reconciliation is, the purpose of the Senate is going to be defeated. And…

— Tom Coburn

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

— Harry Reid

You know, the purpose of reconciliation is to avoid the filibuster. The filibuster is an effort to talk something to death.

— Dick Durbin

Reconciliation requires changes of heart and spirit, as well as social and economic change. It requires symbolic as well as practical action.

— Malcolm Fraser

Reconciliation is a deep practice that we can do with our listening and our mindful speech. To reconcile means to bring peace and happiness…

— Nhat Hanh

It certainly would be helpful going forward for deficit reduction efforts to focus on the medium term while not subtracting from the impetus we…

— Janet Yellen