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Didn't congress change the rules a few years ago on only needing a simple majority for more things? I was living out if the country st the time and didn't keep
by _heimdall 2y ago
Didn't congress change the rules a few years ago on only needing a simple majority for more things?
I was living out if the country st the time and didn't keep up, I could be mistaken there.
- cardamomo 2y agoThere was some debate whether or not to remove the rule requiring a 60% vote to end filibusters in the Senate. Because this rule still stands, most laws cannot pass without 60 Senators' votes. Budget reconciliation bills, however, can be advanced with only a simple majority of the Senate. Though this is not a recent rules change, much recent legislation has gone through the reconciliation process to avoid the supermajority requirement.
- _heimdall 2y agoThanks! That must be the debate I remember happening and thought they actually made the change.