Senate Democrats are likely to wait until the fall for their next stab at using the budget reconciliation process, which allows them to circumvent a filibuster, according to a person with knowledge of the discussions.
While no final decision has been made, the calendar is making this a very likely scenario, source says, confirming @bresreports @JakeSherman
Even though the Senate parliamentarian said earlier this year they could use the fiscal 2021 budget multiple times this fiscal year, they would have to do it a second time by the end of September. (The first time they used it was to enact the massive covid relief package.)
And going through the time intensive process takes months between first adopting a budget resolution and then drafting a reconciliation package — and then they’d have get that through both chambers of Congress.
While doing that by end of September seems plausible, Congress doesn’t have a whole lot of time with upcoming recesses
They haven’t started process yet because of resistance from Manchin and also out of concern it could poison well as WH pursues bipartisan deal on infrastructure
They haven’t started process yet because of resistance from Manchin and also out of concern it could poison well as WH pursues bipartisan deal on infrastructure
This means that the next time the Democrats use reconciliation will likely be in the fall when it takes up the fiscal 2022 budget resolution.
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