#budget-reconciliation

#budget-reconciliation

Donald Trump himself alternates between claiming he's already pushed the cost of living way down and publicly mulling ways to convince Americans to feel better about their ability to make ends meet. Obviously Republicans need to improve the president's sinking job-approval numbers in anticipation of high-stakes midterm elections. But more immediately, the GOP must decide how to deal with the health-insurance "cliff" it created by failing to extend Obamacare premium subsidies in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The battle over the budget-reconciliation bill is really like a game of musical chairs: Republicans are free to posture and maneuver until Trump stops the music and they all vote 'aye.'

As soon as you find out you've been laid off, it's a good idea to explore mortgage relief options, including forbearance agreements and modification programs.

The Senate version of the budget reconciliation bill removes protections for unlicensed spectrum, potentially selling off half of the 6GHz Wi-Fi band to mobile carriers.

If Medicaid is cut, my patients will die. I realize I am being dramatic. It is a dramatic situation. They are humans who are doing their best. Please don't allow them to suffer more.

Many have criticized the Byrd rule as arbitrary, and it can certainly seem that way. But last year, I published a detailed analysis of Byrd rule doctrine that described several rules guiding what is and is not permitted in reconciliation bills.

"House leadership was able to assuage some of those concerns when the draft of the bill showed that tax credits for biofuels would be preserved."

"Like, are you out of your fricking mind?" Rep. Chip Roy, (R-TX) said of the fee. "The party of limited government is gonna go out and, 'Say we're gonna have [a car tax]?"