Of course it can’t get 60. That’s why it is crafted to function under Reconciliation and can get 50.
You do all you can do with the seats you have. If you do nothing, no one will applaud your nothingness.
Have you seen this?
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Senator @tedcruz Found an Overlooked 1974 Rule That Could Be a Real Game-changer for Repealing Obamacarehttps://t.co/4tCGWcIrpQ—; Independent Journal (@TheIJR) March 11, 2017
Senator @tedcruz Found an Overlooked 1974 Rule That Could Be a Real Game-changer for Repealing Obamacare.
According to Cruz, however, a provision in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 would allow Republicans to both drastically increase the scope of their new health care reform bill and still let it fall under reconciliation by essentially bypassing the parliamentarian and leaving that decision up to Vice President Pence.
As Cruz put it:
“Under the Budget Act of 1974, which is what governs reconciliation, it is the presiding officer, the vice president of the United States, who rules on what’s permissible on reconciliation and what is not.
That’s a conversation I’ve been having with a number of my colleagues.”-—Per Indedent Journal Review.