Republicans trying to get the Better Care Reconciliation Act passed through the Senate could have their plans thwarted by the chamber's rules.
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An obscure Senate rule just put the GOP healthcare bill in even bigger peril
Republicans trying to get the Better Care Reconciliation Act passed through the Senate could have their plans thwarted by an obscure rule.
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The Senate parliamentarian said Friday that major provisions of the Republican legislation would require 60 votes to advance, putting the already troubled legislation in further peril.
Passed in 1985, the Byrd rule says that any bill going through the budget reconciliation process — like the BCRA — can be blocked on the grounds that it contains an "extraneous matter" or something "merely incidental" to the federal budget.
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