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The Economic Case for Expanding the Scope of Reconciliation

Josh Bivens Economic Policy Institute
One tool of Senate procedure—the budget reconciliation process—provides a limited end run around the filibuster. The reconciliation process allows a certain subset of legislation to pass with a simple majority.
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