I'm not sure some of this stuff would even fly under the Byrd rule. Blowing up the Byrd rule isn't going to happen because that's the same as blowing up the filibuster.
Budget reconciliation isn't all powerful or you'd see it used more often. There are restrictions on what you can do with it.
So what is the Byrd rule? Well the Byrd rule prevents reconciliation bills from adding to the deficit after 10 years. It also blocks changes to social security. There are other things too cbpp.org/research/federβ¦
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I have something of an interest in pre-Columbian cultures.
Was always more interested in the Inca though. One of my best papers in college was about the Inca. Really fascinating society. They built a sprawling civilization with limited resources.
In this week's newsletter, I look at Colorado's 6th District. First up, here's 2016. Both Hillary Clinton and Senator Michael Bennet won the district but voters reelected moderate GOP Rep. Mike Coffman. infinitemonkeys.substack.com/p/colorado-6-lβ¦
Flash forward four years later and the district's leftward march continues. Biden, Hickenklooper, and Crow each won by double digits here.
Senators who dropped down to the House:
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr (NY)
Claude Pepper (FL)
Garrett Withers (KY)
Matthew Neely (WV)*
Charles Towne (MN and NY)*
Hugh Mitchell (WA)
Magnus Johnson (MN)
Alton Lennon (NC)
Neely and Towne had previously served in the House before.
I'm assuming Harris is not resigning until January 20 so she can swear in Padilla herself. Biden resigned on this day eleven years ago so it was Cheney who swore in Ted Kaufman.
Walter Mondale resigned December 30, 1976 so he didn't get to swear in his successor either.
Neither Johnson nor Humphrey swore in their successors in the Senate either. Last VP to do so was Alben Barkley, who was Truman's VP. He resigned January 19 and Garrett Withers was sworn in as the senator from Kentucky the next day.