before he starts to think about other measures to pass a bill. you might have heard about this. one possible strategy or at least heard democrats and republicans arguing about it. the it in question is rem ciguation. jessica yellin is here to explain how it all works. let s first start with basic civics. in the u.s. senate all it takes it 41 votes to stop a bill in its tracks. so even though democrats have a big majority it s not big enough. republicans have enough votes to block health care. all those red votes is enough. there is a way around this and it s called reconciliation. big word, simple concept. it s basically a rule that says in some circumstances you can pass a bill the way most of us probably think the senate works, with a simple majority. just 51 votes. so democrats, now they re threatening to use reconciliation to pass health care and that has everyone fighting. that s because you re supposed to use reconciliation in only limited circumstances.
jessica yellen is here to explain how it all works. jessica. let s first start with basic civics. in the u.s. senate all it takes it 41 votes to stop a bill in its tracks. so even though democrats have a big majority it s not big enough. republicans have enough votes to block health care. all those red votes is enough. there is a way around this and it s called reconciliation. big word, simple concept. it s basically a rule that says in some circumstances you can pass a bill the way most of us probably think the senate works, with a simple majority. just 51 votes. so democrats, now they re threatening to use reconciliation to pass health care and that has everyone fighting. that s because you re supposed to use reconciliation in only limited circumstances. on budget bills. you know, taxing and spending, stuff that s just too crucial to hold up. republicans say it would be an outrageous violation of the