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Kyl: When We Say 'Bipartisan,' We Mean Dems Need to Agree With Us
Kyl: When We Say 'Bipartisan,' We Mean Dems Need to Agree With Us
A lot of attention has been paid lately to the idea of a "bipartisan" economic recovery bill. Clearly the House GOPers are happy to blame Dems while voting against the stimulus , but what about the Senate? Well, Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-AZ) just distilled his side's notion of cooperation during ...
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Talking Points Memo — Sen. Kyl (R): 'Bipartisanship' Means Dems Need to Agree With Us

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Political Animal — ... . On Tuesday, Republican Policy Committee Chairman John Ensign, the fourth-ranking Republican in the chamber, held up Bush's push for tax cuts in 2001 as the example of "bipartisanship" Obama and Democrats should be following. Likewise, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell believes Bush tried to privatize Social Security in 2005 in a "bipartisan" way. Today, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) offered his understanding of the word. "[If the Ledbetter and SCHIP bills] are any indication, we'll get votes on amendments, they'll all lose, and the bill will then pass, and we ...

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