Maybe you know the timing of this. When the Republicans barely had the majority, or it was tied, wasn’t there some rule change that occurred that made it necessary to have a super majority to get anything passed? Who initiated that rule change? I’m thinking Hillary had something to do with that. And, did this rule change cause some good and needed reforms, to be tossed?
I thought it was a ‘left-over’ from earlier dim congresses.
I remember this, but I don't remember the details of the rule change. All I recall is that the Democrats just needed to threaten a filibuster, without having an actual filibuster, and that was enough to sink any legislation the Republican majority wanted.
Need to do some research on the details.