Look who’s suddenly all for passing things in the Senate with 51 votes.
In a new column entitled “Democrats can’t filibuster ObamaCare repeal,” Karl Rove argues that Republicans can use the budget reconciliation process to repeal the health care law with 51 votes. That’s the filibuster-proof process that allowed Democrats to tweak revenue and spending measures in the greater health care law, which Republicans at the time compared to Chicago-mob style politics.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=114867