Republicans plan to leverage their sweep of the White House and Congress in the November elections to unilaterally move sweeping tax legislation, promising to push through renewal of the 2017 GOP tax law in the first 100 days of power.
Unlike most legislation in the narrowly divided federal legislature, simple majorities will be able to move that bill thanks to a process known as budget reconciliation.
The procedure removes the fear of a 60-vote filibuster in the Senate threshold halting their progress, but the complicated process makes it easier for GOP lawmakers to enact President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda without support ...
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