There are two ways around filibusters in the Senate: the so-called nuclear option and reconciliation. The latter is the safer and somewhat easier course, assuming the measure in question qualifies according to the Byrd Rule. President Donald Trump is now leaning into this process on matters ranging from ending the nearly two-month DHS shutdown to increasing the Pentagon’s funding by more than 40% in the next fiscal year. As long as the various proposals pass muster with the Senate Parliamentarian – and, of course, enough of the GOP in Congress to achieve a simple majority – reconciliation can be the key that unlocks almost the entire remaining legislative agenda. And there isn’t much the Democrats can do to stop it.
Scuttling the Shutdown
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