More factual misinformation.
The subsequent cloture vote to shut off debate -- which won't happen for weeks -- requires 60 votes.
Does anybody read or learn b4 spouting off these ridiculous comments? Reid is not going to use reconciliation - this was the price he had to pay to get Nelson and others on board. Many other RATS will not support reconciliation, including Carper of Delaware. If this was the price that Nelson forced Reid to pay to remove the nuclear option, it was worth it.