And there's the rub. The original Senate bill - with the Cornhusker kickback, Louisiana Purchase. etc. - is NOT a reconciliation bill. Once that is passed and signed - it is forever unless repealed.
It is the CHANGES to the bill they are trying to pass that are part of the reconciliation bill they want to pass. Those are the things that will expire after 10 years unless re-approved by Congress. If the reconciliation bill is not extended, then after 10 years, the original terms of the bill go back into force.
Can’t Republicans propose amendment after amendment to stall this thing? Rick Santorum was talking about this last night on Greta’s show... he called it a “Vote-a-Rama”.