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Wiz Imp

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8. There is no filibuster for reconciliation so we already know that can't happen

Reply to mopinko (Reply #5)

Fri May 23, 2025, 09:19 AM

May 2025

However, there is no question that changes will have to be made for the hardliners (especially Rand Paul & Ron Johnson) to vote for it. Exactly what changes they'll force are not yet known - they may well make it worse.

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