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How Does Budget Reconciliation Work in Congress?

The GOP will have control of the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the White House, making passing and enacting reconciliation bills easier.
How Does Budget Reconciliation Work in Congress?
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Nov. 19, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Jackson Richman
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WASHINGTON—A powerful but little-known mechanism is expected to be employed in the upcoming Congress to advance significant parts of President-elect Donald Trump’s legislative agenda.

The budget reconciliation mechanism can be used to pass certain types of legislation without having to clear the 60-vote filibuster threshold in the Senate. When the filibuster is avoided, only a simple majority is needed in the Senate.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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