reconciliation

Jun 2, 2025
The Senate is assessing the "Big Beautiful Bill" line by line to eliminate non-budgetary measures
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The so-called Byrd Rule lets bills pass the upper chamber with simple majorities, but it limits those bills to budgetary matters.
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Aug 5, 2020
Congress isn’t just wrestling with a coronavirus relief package — it has a budget to pass, too
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Congress has to fund the government for the next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1 — and it’s slow going.
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Sep 23, 2017
Reconciliation budget rule may not help GOP repeal Obamacare in time
In Washington, it’s another day of drama as Republicans race against the clock to repeal Obamacare. Senator John McCain said today he could not, in good conscience, vote for the latest version of the Obamacare repeal. That means if one more Senate Republican becomes a hard no, the bill is basically dead. In a statement, […]
Jan 13, 2017
What the heck is reconciliation?
And how is Congress using it to dismantle Obamacare?