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MSNBC's Witt latest to dub budget process “so-called nuclear option”

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 08/22/09 11:45 AM EDT

From the August 22 edition of MSNBC Live:

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Previously:

Media: When Dems use budget process to pass bills, it's the “nuclear option”

Matthews suggests using the “nuclear option” of reconciliation wouldn't be “accept[ing] the Senate rules”

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