Reconciliation was okay under President George W. Bush, but people will take to the streets if Democrats try it for health care reform, Rep. Steve King told TPMDC.
I interviewed King (R-IA) at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday, and he specifically railed against the potential Democrats would use reconciliation which needs just 50 votes and the vice president as a tie breaker.
He offered a tough ultimatum in the form of a double-dog-dare and warned of consequences during the midterm elections.
We pressed him on the fact that Bush used reconciliation for his policies, but he said the difference is that Americans were on board. And that Massachusetts election makes Bush-era reconciliation okay, too.
In the interview, I also talked to him about the Republican budget alternative. Read about that here.
