FOXNEWS America Reports With John Roberts Sandra Smith December 17, 2021 19:25:00
>> in the 1980s lawmakers pass partisan policies. it only needed 51 votes. it was an easy way to muscle through controversial items. bird wanted to stop that and put a guardrail in place. now senators must prove things are tied directly to the budget. the senate has a special way to cleanse the bill to determine what matches the budget framework. it's called the bird bath. they scrub the bill to determine what is in and out and clips the wings of provisions that don't match. the bird bath is not a singular event. there are phone calls and emails. paper work exchanges. sometimes the provisions ...
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