You're Going To Hear A Lot About The 'Byrd Rule' Soon — Who Is This Byrd Man?
As Democrats try to pass their massive multi-trillion-dollar spending bill with a simple majority vote, lots of things might be included but other things might not. And it all goes back to one man.
Even if President Biden gets his $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill through the Senate with some Republican help, he will still face a tougher climb and a partisan wall in seeking to pass a massive $3.5 trillion spending bill chock-full of Democratic priorities.
Republicans are not on board with that bill, so Democrats are trying to pass the legislation with a simple majority vote, using a maneuver known as reconciliation.
Reconciliation bills are not subject to filibuster. So they have been used to enact major changes to tax and spending laws in the past, starting with President Ronald Reagan's landmark budget in 1981. Lots of partisan preferences
