If a reconciliation bill passes, but then the ACTUAL BILL does not pass....does that mean the bill is DEAD? OR does it mean the senate could “revive” the bill by attaching it to the ALREADY PASSED reconciliation bill?
This is what I am saying. I fully could see Pelosi doing something like this, to take the heat off her caucus and put it squarely back into the senates hands. After all, the house hates the Senate bill...but they would have done the job by “amending” it to their liking??
Both houses have to pass the SAME bill regardless of whether it’s original or amended. It’s dead in the Senate. GOP = 41 votes.