That's not quite right. Nothing (or almost nothing?) needs 60 Senate votes to pass. The difference is that they've agreed not to filibuster tax laws, and you

That's not quite right. Nothing (or almost nothing?) needs 60 Senate votes to pass. The difference is that they've agreed not to filibuster tax laws, and you need 60 votes to break a filibuster. So you're right on the practical effect, but the details are slightly off.