Reconciliation: I was under the impression that it could be used only once...

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and on budget issues. After some research I found that there might be ways to pass more than one bill using reconciliation. And green energy and infrastructure could both pass the cut if they are tweeted as budget bills. Of course DUers want to know if killing the filibuster could also pass this way? That's speculative as well, and the presiding officer of the Senate could rule favorably on that, and she could also fire the meddlesome parliamentarian.

Everyone, keep your fingers crossed. We are not done yet now that the relief bill is passed. In fact, we might just be getting started.

The conventional wisdom is that they could pass at least three of them before the 2022 midterms. In order to write a reconciliation bill, Congress first has to enact an annual budget resolution. Since the Senate never got around to adopting a budget for this current year, Democrats could cue up resolutions for 2021, 2022, and 2023 before they face voters, giving them a trio of big honking packages they can use to deliver their agenda.

There is a theory floating around that Democrats might be able to pass more than three reconciliation bills, based on a rule that allows them to “revise” each budget resolution, but that maneuver has never been tried before, which makes it a bit speculative.

https://slate.com/business/2021/01/budget-reconciliation-senate-everything-you-need-to-know.html

[bamagal62]

1. I thought it was 2 this year.

[DrToast]

2. One per each fiscal year

They just passed one for this fiscal year. The next fiscal year begins in October 2021.

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4. Once each for spending, revenue, and debt limit

But the article notes possible ways around this.

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9. I'm hoping infrastructure, and the thousands of good jobs...

projects all over the country it would bring, can be presented as a budgetary bill (much federal spending). Green energy too, more good jobs with alternate energy construction projects.

[applegrove]

3. Go Dems!

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5. Doesn't apply to rule changes. We can nuke the filibuster by simple majority.

Well, a majority on that topic is not "simple", but, well, 51-50...

[brush]

7. Ok. That's good information. Now we just have to work on Manchin...

and Sinema...maybe sweeten the pot, and/or sweeten it on some issues in the Dem agenda. Perhaps green energy development and jobs in West Virginia to replace dwindling coal industry jobs.

I'm not familiar enough with Sinema's problem in AZ, a state that's turning blue with republicans introducing legislation to stop it.

[FBaggins]

11. It's almost certainly more than just those two

We just had eight vote against a less significant “nuclear option” this week.

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12. Wasn't that on Bernie's $15.00 an hour amendment?

[FBaggins]

13. As I understand it, it was a vote to overrule the parliamentarian

It wasn't because they oppose a higher minimum wage.

[vsrazdem]

14. Its more than just them. Feinstein said she would not vote for it either

[Me.]

6. 2 This Year

Because of not using it last year or something like that

[magicarpet]

10. One per fiscal year. 2021 fiscal year ends 9/30/2021,....

.... after 9/30/2021 starts fiscal year 2022. So at that point another Senate Reconciliation Bill can be filed by Dems.

Info about the Reconciliation Process from the Brooking's Institute is below.

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2021/02/05/what-is-reconciliation-in-congress/