How Budget Reconciliation Works for Tax Cut Extensions (Podcast)

Feb. 20, 2025, 9:30 AM UTC

Republicans in Congress have been working to find consensus to cement tax code changes made in President Donald Trump’s first presidency and jump-start his new administration using the budget reconciliation process.

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The maneuver allows Republicans with full control of Washington to avoid the Senate’s filibuster, so they can effectively move legislation without Democrats’ support. But the process is complicated and comes with many potential pitfalls.

The process will be made all the more difficult for congressional GOP leadership, which ...

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