The Basics of Reconciliation

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Leadership in the 119th Congress is currently deliberating on how it will deploy the budget reconciliation process—a tool with which Congress can pass mandatory spending and tax changes under limited debate and without risk of filibuster in the Senate.

The Center for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) has published a Q&A explaining reconciliation. This Budget Brief provides a summary of its analysis and provides a brief description of reconciliation options that Congress is currently weighing.

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