White House senior adviser David Axelrod called out Republicans who complain about the possibility of using reconciliation for health care reform, saying on CNN last night that the GOP has done the same thing.
“Every single Republican Senator in that room I believe has cast votes for reconciliation, including for the largest tax cut in history that dwarfed this legislation,” Axelrod said, an exchange which comes about 4 minutes in to the video below.
Axelrod also offered a key tell about the White House’s willingness to move forward with health care legislation using reconciliation.
“The American people … all they want is an up or down vote. They want to move on, have the vote, let’s finish the debate. The American people say let the vote be held, let the majority rule and let’s move on,” Axelrod said.
“Let’s move forward,” he repeated several times.
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