Senate Democrats are locking arms and diving into a behind-the-scenes scrub to ensure their $700 billion-plus climate, tax and health care bill complies with the chamber's strict rules for avoiding a filibuster.
past the chamber’s strict rules for avoiding a filibuster.
Rallying cries aside, passing the package by next week without a single GOP vote won’t be easy. Democrats are already diving into a behind-the-scenes scrub to ensure the bill complies with the special budget rules that allow them to evade a filibuster. But that slog could eat up pivotal time over the next week — and result in the nonpartisan Senate rules referee knocking out portions of the proposal.
The high-stakes rules drama began playing out Thursday when Manchin took a victory lap of sorts after unveiling his deal with Schumer. On top of the parliamentarian’s scrubbing, Democrats will need full attendance from their 50-member caucus in order to pass the bill. Underscoring how difficult that will be to pull off, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin tested positive for Covid Thursday; the caucus hasn’t had all 50 members voting since the start of the month.
Manchin told reporters that he also had not spoken with her but added that “I would hope that she would be receptive.” Manchin said he worked out the agreement between his staff and Schumer’s, ensuring that none of the measures will worsen decades-high inflation. They had confirmed the deal Wednesday morning, according to Manchin, but he denied that they had waited to announce the agreement until after Senate Republicans voted through bipartisan legislation to boost U.S. semiconductor manufacturing.
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