Reconciliation: Can Congress repeal the tax cuts for people who make over 250k after

[Pryderi]

they pass the extension for everyone? That way dems only need 51 votes in the Senate.

[BzaDem]

1. No budget, no budget reconciliation. n/t

[Davis_X_Machina]

2. Reconciliation covered in depth here...

...today. All your questions answered.

[Pryderi]

3. That happened in 2009. They'll be able to do it before the end of the year this year, or in Jan.

[Davis_X_Machina]

4. No budget... We're running on...

..continuing resolutions, which precluded the use of the reconciliation process.

[Pryderi]

5. Christ! WTF? Why don't we implement the budget process and use reconciliation????

[Davis_X_Machina]

6. No one in Congress wanted to pass a budget-budget...

...and then have it turned against them in the elections just passed.

On either side of the aisle. There was a wink-wink-nudge-nudge agreement to con-res the whole thing.

IIRC, this has happened in election years more often than not. It's theoretically defensible insofar as the new, incoming Congress, presumably more in tune with the nation, should probably write the sucker. Having the Federal FY begin in October puts it right down on top of campaign season.