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Wheels. i say that s heartless. child care programs will be a thing of the past. and assistance for the elderly, well, they re going to cut medicaid and cut federal retirement benefits. you name it. this legislation came from paul ryan s budget committee and is called a reconciliation budget. i ll show you something that needs reconciliation. the nation s wage earners need an hourly compensation to match their productivity. the nation s middle class deserves a wage that doesn t stay flat over three decades while the vultures at the top get rich. there is a need for reconciliation in this country, but not the kind republicans have got in mind for america. joining me tonight, e.j. dionne, msnbc contributor, washington post columnist, and senior fellow at the brookings institution. heartless is what i call it. i can t think of a better word. but, e.j., this is going to hurt people and they want to give breaks to the wealthiest americans. i mean, how do you describe what s unfolding here ....
Thing of the past. and assistance for the elderly, well, they re going to cut medicaid and cut federal retirement benefits. you name it. this legislation came from paul ryan s budget committee and is called a reconciliation budget. i ll show you something that needs reconciliation. the nation s wage earners need an hourly compensation to match their productivity. the nation s middle class deserves a wage that doesn t stay flat over three decades while the vultures at the top get rich. there is a need for reconciliation in this country, but not the kind republicans have got in mind for america. joining me tonight, e.j. dionne, msnbc contributor, washington post columnist, and senior fellow at the brookings institution. heartless is what i call it. i can t think of a better word. but, e.j., this is going to hurt people and they want to give breaks to the wealthiest americans. i mean, how do you describe what s unfolding here? you know, ed, i respect the ....
Repeal block grants for meals on wheels. i say that s heartless. child care programs will be a thing of the past. and assistance for the elderly, well, they re going to cut medicaid and cut federal retirement benefits. you name it. this legislation came from paul ryan s budget committee and is called a reconciliation budget. i ll show you something that needs reconciliation. the nation s wage earners need an hourly compensation to match their productivity. the nation s middle class deserves a wage that doesn t stay flat over three decades while the vultures at the top get rich. there is a need for reconciliation in this country, but not the kind republicans have got in mind for america. joining me tonight, e.j. dionne, msnbc contributor, washington post columnist, and senior fellow at the brookings institution. ....
Seems to be as he put it, he got a super majority vote. he got that vote first time around in the senate. that s how he put it. he said it already passed the senate with a super majority of 60 votes, now it deserves the same up or down vote that was cast on welfare reform, children s health insurance, the bush tax cuts, he s making a reference to when the democrats were in the minority and the republicans used reconciliation to push through certain bills. completely. it s just not supportable from an historical stands points. even robert byrd said to use the reconciliation budget would be an abuse of the traditional rolling of the senate. the big question coming out of this speech is what s the hurry. the president says we have to bring it to the close. it s time to make a decision. the issue of healthcare and ....