DeFazio has a reputation as one of the most [[liberal]] members of Congress. He joined, for example, with other [[House]] liberals in demanding that [[Obama]] fire his Treasury Secretary because he was not liberal enough.<ref>https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/68459-house-dem-gorwing-consensus-among-liberals-to-dump-geithner</ref> DeFazio even votes against liberal legislation because it was not liberal enough, as when he announced he was switching his "yes" vote to "no" on [[ObamaCare]] because it did not spend enough money for his liking.<ref>http://www.fireandreamitchell.com/2010/03/19/oregon-progressive-liberal-rep-peter-defazio-switches-yes-vote-to-no-on-obamacare/</ref> | DeFazio has a reputation as one of the most [[liberal]] members of Congress. He joined, for example, with other [[House]] liberals in demanding that [[Obama]] fire his Treasury Secretary because he was not liberal enough.<ref>https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/68459-house-dem-gorwing-consensus-among-liberals-to-dump-geithner</ref> DeFazio even votes against liberal legislation because it was not liberal enough, as when he announced he was switching his "yes" vote to "no" on [[ObamaCare]] because it did not spend enough money for his liking.<ref>http://www.fireandreamitchell.com/2010/03/19/oregon-progressive-liberal-rep-peter-defazio-switches-yes-vote-to-no-on-obamacare/</ref> |