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To: clintonh8r
"I thought “reconciliation” was a procedure used in the Senate, not the House. Am I mistaken?"

Not exactly. Reconciliation is a process created in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 that does affect both the House and the Senate - but, it probably affects the Senate more because it eliminates the filibuster on these very narrowly defined budget-related bills.

The so-called "nuclear option" (a phrase coined by Trent Lott in the first part of the last decade), describes a parliamentary maneuver that dates back to before the 1830s that would abolish, at least temporarily, the filibuster. Such a maneuver could theoretically be used on any kind of bill in the Senate, not just budget bills.

52 posted on 01/21/2010 1:10:01 PM PST by OldDeckHand
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To: OldDeckHand

Thanks ODH — it should be noted that there is a difference between reconciliation and Reconciliation, capital R, that refers, as you point out, to budget-related bills.


56 posted on 01/21/2010 1:14:43 PM PST by MozarkDawg
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