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What process allows Congress to pass budget bills with a simple majority instead of 60 votes?

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Budget reconciliation allows Congress to bypass the Senate's 60-vote requirement and pass major fiscal changes with simple majorities. Republicans had to use reconciliation to pass the 2017 Tax Cuts a...

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