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Josh Brecheen: “Reconciliation is the fancy way of saying it only takes 50…”

Featuring: Josh Brecheen, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 2nd Congressional District

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Rep. Brecheen Joins Rick Maranon on Fox 23 to Discuss DOGE Caucus and the Healthy SNAP Act

Published | Video Starts at 08:42

And the committee I'm on, Budget Committee, that will be the committee that sets the dollar figure that sends that to every committee. And Reconciliation is the fancy way of saying it only takes 50 votes in the Senate, not 60 votes. It will be the only game in town to really get spending reform this year. I'm convinced you got 53 United States senators with the mandate that President Trump came in with. (08:42–08:48)

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Explains that reconciliation requires only 50 votes in the Senate instead of 60.

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