(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – President Trump’s signature piece of legislation might flame out due to an obscure Senate Rule. Republicans have vowed to use a procedure called reconciliation to pass the Big, Beautiful Bill, which would allow it to avoid a Senate filibuster. But to do so, everything in the bill must be about the budget, not policy. As a result, the Senate parliamentarian could strip the measure of any meaningful reform.
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