That's why they have been using a process the MSM is calling "ping ponging." They pass the changes back and forth between the House and Senate leaders. This way, they can still call it reconciliation and get the Parliamentarian to rule that it is reconciliation requiring only a majority vote.
I'm not sure what rule allows this to happen.
-PJ
Nor I. But I believe only appropriation bills are subject to reconciliation.
Which I would interpret as meaning that things like the individual health insurance mandate would have to be stripped out.
In any event, I believe the Dems are in deep trouble. And they know it.
No such rule for ping pong. Ping pong requires 60.
The only procedure that allows for 51 is a budget reconcilation process. It would mean that they’d have to send the whole monstrosity back to committee and break up the bill into numerous pieces.