Republicans Promise to Force Votes on Every Sentence of Health Care if Reconciliation is used

Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Judd Gregg (R-NH) said if Democrats try to pass health care by reconciliation, they will force a vote on virtually every sentence of the bill, and will go back to the 1974 budget act and force a vote on an amendment that says reconciliation can only be used to amend laws, and only for budget-related issues.

Republicans have their game-face on.

The good news tonight is, the Democrat Senate parliamentarian, Kent Conrad, may have just made it very difficult to pass health care with any kind of parliamentary maneuvers. Read it here.


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Judd Gregg Schools MSNBC Twits Video

Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) schools two MSNBC Twits. Twit One asks what programs he would cut. Twit Two asks if he would "tell schools, "no money for you." He is offended by that question, and mentions that her intro of him was misleading.

Gregg says he would institute a "real" spending freeze, eliminate TARP, saving $400 billion, end the Stimulus no later than June 2010, if not before, and reform entitlement programs. Along the way, he tells them they are duplicitous, and made "dishonest" and "irresponsible" statements. They could not wait to get him off camera. Don't miss this. Gregg knows how to handle disingenuous Liberal media.

Senator Judd Gregg MSNBC Interview (video)