“We’ve got to act now.”Tasos Katopodis via Getty Images Sen. Bernie Sanders said Democrats will use budget reconciliation to pass coronavirus relief legislation. The threat of obstruction has inspired a growing number of Democrats to support passing some key measures through budget reconciliation. In 2017, Republicans in the Senate majority used budget reconciliation to narrowly pass steep tax cuts shown to largely favor wealthy Americans and large corporations. On Sunday, the senator stood by his criticism of using budget reconciliation for the GOP tax cuts, and he said the dire circumstances brought about by the pandemic call for its use now. Sen. Bernie Sanders on using reconciliation (50 Senate votes + VP) to pass urgent relief for Americans who need it:"[Republicans] did it.

Source: Huffington Post January 24, 2021 20:48 UTC