Senate Republicans have adopted an unusual procedural strategy to bypass the Byrd Rule’s budget restrictions on their “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Rather than seeking the parliamentarian’s approval or invoking the so-called...more
In order to understand the context in which the current tax reform bill, H.R. 1, is being considered, it is important to know the meaning of two bits of Washington jargon: “budget reconciliation” and the “Byrd rule.” Though...more