That's what our candidates ran for in this election," Sanders said, claiming that’s why Democrats narrowly won back the Senate. Sanders has signaled a willingness to pass legislation without GOP support by using this special process that's reserved for tax and fiscal matters. The first test could be Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief legislation that is the first priority for the new Democratic administration. Biden's COVID-19 proposal also includes a provision to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, vaccine funding, money for schools and state and local governments -- priorities that may not fit into budget reconciliation rules. Earlier in that same year, Republicans attempted to use reconciliation to dismantle the Affordable Care Act.

Source: Fox News January 24, 2021 17:26 UTC