ssroxnak@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 days agoSenate Democrats appear ready to back down in government shutdown fightthehill.comexternal-linkmessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1238
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minus-squareMy_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoBut they can pass it via reconciliation via simple majority, but it just can’t be too crazy. At least, that’s my read of the linked explainer.
minus-squareMr_Crash_Davis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoThis being a continuing budget resolution for part of a fiscal year, it cannot be passed that way.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoThen make them waste one of their uses of reconciliation. They only get three per year. But these are democrats and they will preemptively back down.
But they can pass it via reconciliation via simple majority, but it just can’t be too crazy. At least, that’s my read of the linked explainer.
This being a continuing budget resolution for part of a fiscal year, it cannot be passed that way.
Then make them waste one of their uses of reconciliation. They only get three per year.
But these are democrats and they will preemptively back down.