Republican Party - Obama Presidency Oral History Republican Party Index / Organizations Transcript Lisa Jackson ...that said—as we hear from many Republicans today—climate change is not manmade... ...program, and embraced by conservatives, Republicans , at the time in the '90s. That was wh... ...very, very few Republicans were supporting it. Rahm had said, “I... Max Baucus ...of course, that's what happened when Republicans tried to repeal ACA, because the... ...it was important to me to try to get Republicans to stay on board. I worked really har... ...going to be a train wreck.” And well, Republicans took that phrase, “train wreck,” an... ...referenced that you were talking to Republicans a lot to try and keep them o... ...to try and keep them on board—what were Republicans saying to you at the time that... ...to primary me and ostracize me from the Republican Party .” “Oh, Chuck, I'm sorry to hear that.... ...had his. Come on. It was designed by Republicans to be a wedge issue—started u... ...wedge issue—started up nonpartisan. But Republicans saw it as a huge opportunity that coul... ...call mischievous amendments from the Republicans . And that causes you to form the gan... ...I think part of it became partisan. So, Republicans , they didn't care. And a lot of th... ...of it was it seemed that the Republicans wanted to basically say, “Well, if yo... ...have to now think about bringing the Republicans on board? How do you respond to that... ...he's got House and Senate Democrats and Republicans all around that big—I remember watchin... ...been put through the wringer by the Republicans in the election—well not quite th... ...put through the wringers by the Republicans in opposing the bill. So they're no... ...going to drive it over. Are the Republicans at all involved in any conversation... ...the vitriol of the summer of 2009, the Republicans universally not signing onto th... ...But at least, in that midterm—and Republicans generally, not just Mitch, bu... ...generally, not just Mitch, but Republicans generally. Yes, this is going to be a... ...relationships between the Democrats and Republicans on your committee, or in the Senate—th... ...in the eyes of some more partisan Republicans why this was not a good idea—that is... Show more... Nancy Nielsen ...When it then got painted by the Republicans as “death panels,” we were horrified... Neera Tanden ...the Medicare system to fund it, which Republicans did attack us on. Those decisions ar... ...a point where Rahm was trying to get Republicans on something, but it was ridiculous. I... ...I remember, went to talk to the House Republicans and was talking about the bill. But w... ...lose health insurance?” Also, a lot of Republicans in states all over the country ha... ...are definitely covering a bunch of Republicans , which is good. This is what the bil... ...working with all these never-Trumper Republicans who were very close to [John S.] McCai... ...they had fifty-two votes in the Senate, Republicans were not able to use reconciliation t... Show more... Peter Orszag ...reconciliation was, “It'll alienate the Republicans because they will see that you've go... ...make the argument, I guess, that the Republicans would have been much more cooperativ... Regina Benjamin ...with the senators and talk to them, the Republicans would just say, “Well, Jeff Session... Richard Trumka ...ARRA passed. And he had to get three Republicans , if you'll recall, to get the ARR... ...Schumer and the Gang of Eight, four Republicans and four Democrats, to come up with ... ...do nothing with everybody, both sides. Republicans would say the same thing: “You don'... Steven Chu ...be.” That's all I said. But boy, the Republicans reminded me that I said that for th... ...It doesn't get at the root of what the Republicans need to do. Unfortunately though, i... ...the health and safety of people. The Republicans tend to want to have, “No, no, th... ...tremendous amount of influence, and the Republicans are going to stick to his playbook, ... Sylvia Burwell ...calls together a meeting of House Republicans , influential House Republicans. I g... ...of House Republicans, influential House Republicans . I go and I meet with them. I listen... ...some of them not. But it was a group of Republicans who were like, “These are the thing... ...that was one of the reasons that the Republicans did not want to move forward with th... ...was a particular one where Republicans had a push to say, “No, you can't. W... ...from the House and from the Senate, Republicans and Democrats, and it was called th... ...calls together a meeting of House Republicans , influential House Republicans. I g... ...of House Republicans, influential House Republicans . I go and I meet with them. I listen... ...some of them not. But it was a group of Republicans who were like, “These are the thing... ...that was one of the reasons that the Republicans did not want to move forward with th... ...was a particular one where Republicans had a push to say, “No, you can't. W... ...from the House and from the Senate, Republicans and Democrats, and it was called th... Show more... Tom Harkin ...and I'm getting attacked by some Republicans about Don Luce. And Communis... ...and Public Health Fund because the Republicans were never in favor of it, and the... ...triangulation, that we could get the Republicans to agree. He never got anything done i... ...I mean, he knew what was in it. And Republicans would raise a point. He would sa... ...he could have done a lot with the Republicans , but I think he could have done a lo... ...play politics with Democrats, not with Republicans .” For example, one of our holdouts wa... ...back. And if you talk to a lot of Republicans , they'll tell you the same thing. Bu... ...meetings with Democrats— [laughs] not Republicans , just Democrats—trying to ge... ...Senate came to a halt in October. The Republicans had done something, and it just stoppe... ...up in arms about it, and then the Republicans abandoned it, even though it was led, ... ...one that you're talking about. And the Republicans —now, this would be—what year wa... ...things like that; that prior to 2012, Republicans were holding up. You remembe... ...in the majority in the Senate. But the Republicans have the filibuster. So we wanted t... ...I was in the Senate, we had liberal Republicans and conservative Republicans. We ha... ...there. We had other sort of progressive Republicans . Dan [Daniel J.] Evans. Forme... ...we had a mix. Today, not one of those Republicans could ever win an election. They coul... ...never get through the primary in the Republican Party . Now, we still have a few conservativ... ...and liberal Democrats. But in the Republican Party , it's become monolithic. It has to to... ...else—are the county offices. The Republicans have done a much better job o... ...better job. They have a wing of the Republican Party in Iowa that is very instrumental i... ...that more and more, you'll get solid Republicans in western Iowa, southwest, down t... ...efforts, you mentioned that the Republicans have done a better job. Do you thin... ...and I'm getting attacked by some Republicans about Don Luce. And Communis... ...and Public Health Fund because the Republicans were never in favor of it, and the... ...triangulation, that we could get the Republicans to agree. He never got anything done i... ...I mean, he knew what was in it. And Republicans would raise a point. He would sa... ...he could have done a lot with the Republicans , but I think he could have done a lo... ...play politics with Democrats, not with Republicans .” For example, one of our holdouts wa... ...back. And if you talk to a lot of Republicans , they'll tell you the same thing. Bu... ...meetings with Democrats— [laughs] not Republicans , just Democrats—trying to ge... ...Senate came to a halt in October. The Republicans had done something, and it just stoppe... ...up in arms about it, and then the Republicans abandoned it, even though it was led, ... ...one that you're talking about. And the Republicans —now, this would be—what year wa... ...things like that; that prior to 2012, Republicans were holding up. You remembe... ...in the majority in the Senate. But the Republicans have the filibuster. So we wanted t... ...I was in the Senate, we had liberal Republicans and conservative Republicans. We ha... ...there. We had other sort of progressive Republicans . Dan [Daniel J.] Evans. Forme... ...we had a mix. Today, not one of those Republicans could ever win an election. They coul... ...never get through the primary in the Republican Party . Now, we still have a few conservativ... ...and liberal Democrats. But in the Republican Party , it's become monolithic. It has to to... ...else—are the county offices. The Republicans have done a much better job o... ...better job. They have a wing of the Republican Party in Iowa that is very instrumental i... ...that more and more, you'll get solid Republicans in western Iowa, southwest, down t... ...efforts, you mentioned that the Republicans have done a better job. Do you thin... Show more... Load more Transcripts Related Topics go to the Climate, Environment, and Energy Climate, Environment, and Energy go to the Healthcare Healthcare Native America Coming soon Asia Rebalance Coming soon Middle East Coming soon