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I think the D's are justified in saying that there's too much uncertainty right now to allow funding to be passed through the continuing resolution process. The

I think the D's are justified in saying that there's too much uncertainty right now to allow funding to be passed through the continuing resolution process. The R's remain welcome to articulate their plans in the form of a budget, that is debated via the regular appropriations process.

JumpCrisscross 2y ago
> R's remain welcome to articulate their plans in the form of a budget, that is debated via the regular appropriations process Reconciliation is a Senate parliamentary procedure [1]. Thune could just (a) fire parliamentarians until one agrees with Trump or (b) revise the rules with a party-line vote. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconciliation_(United_States_Congress) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconciliation_(United_States_...
- lovich 2y ago
  People forget that the Senate Parliamentarian only stops Democratic maneuvers