The one thing that is important for people to know, it's what you mentioned, is that budget reconciliation is the main exception to the Senate filibuster. The Senate filibuster is the ordinary rule that you need 60 votes to pass legislation. In the Senate, we only have 53 Republicans, which means you would need seven Democrats. Here's the problem. If you're trying to cut taxes, you can't get seven Democrats. If you're trying to secure the border, you can't get seven Democrats. (10:59–11:04)
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