REPOST: I'm curious...who here thinks they or anyone else, could have accomplished more than PBO

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62. I'm talking about the budget reconciliation process, not about changing any rules.

Just talking about using the existing rules the way that Republicans already do.

Please search for "budget reconciliation process" and read up on what it is and how it works.

Here are examples of legislation passed using the reconciliation process and that therefore weren't subject to the filibuster :

Reconciliation bills have included:

Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1980, Pub.L. 96–499 (1980)
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, Pub.L. 97–35 (1981)
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982, Pub.L. 97–253 (1982)
Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA), Pub.L. 97–248 (1982)
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1983, Pub.L. 98–270 (1984)
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA), Pub.L. 99–272 (1986)
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986, Pub.L. 99–509 (1986)
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, Pub.L. 100–203 (1987)
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989, Pub.L. 101–239 (1989)
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, Pub.L. 101–508 (1990).
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, Pub.L. 103–66 (1993).
Balanced Budget Act of 1995, H.R. 2491 (vetoed December 6, 1995)
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, Pub.L. 104-193 (1996)
Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Pub.L. 105–33 (1997)
Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Pub.L. 105–34 (1997)
Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act of 1999, H.R. 2488 (vetoed September 23, 1999)
Marriage Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2000, H.R. 4810 (vetoed August 5, 2000)
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA), Pub.L. 107–16 (2001)
Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, Pub.L. 108–27 (2003)
Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109–171 (2006)
Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (TIPRA), Pub.L. 109–222 (2006)
College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007, Pub.L. 110–84 (2007)
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111–152 (2010)

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconciliation_(United_States_Congress)

The last bill in that list was in 2010 when Democrats had a simple majority in both houses and also the presidency. It didn't get 60 votes in the Senate but didn't need to because it was a reconciliation bill. The president and Democratic leadership of Congress could have used that same process to enact major changes using rules that are already existing and usual practice.