Parliamentarian Agrees Dems Have More Shots At Reconciliation

The Senate parliamentarian on Monday agreed that Democrats have at least one more shot at passing legislation via a simple majority this calendar year by revising the 2021 budget resolution. The decision means Democrats potentially could split the two pieces of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill, the second part of which is expected to include health care coverage expansions and drug pricing. Lawmakers could theoretically revise the budget a third time, according to The Hill, which first reported the...