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Originally Posted by bluecuracao
If they're going to filibuster, they should have to do it the right way. Stand up there and talk the entire time, with no bathroom breaks!
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I thought the original tax cuts were passed using reconciliation to avoid a filibuster. The reason for the 10 year limit was that even some Republicans realized that it was a debt bomb.
Why not just use reconciliation again to extend the legislation or just write new legislation?
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