Pelosi: Dems Will Use Reconciliation To Pass COVID Relief Without Republicans

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Pelosi: Dems Will Use Reconciliation To Pass COVID Relief Without Republicans
February 5, 2021
by Martin Walsh

Congressional Democrats are preparing to leave Republicans behind as they push forward with another COVID-19 relief bill.

With a 50/50 party split in the Senate, congressional Democrats have spent the past week discussing using a budget reconciliation bill to pass their COVID-19 relief with just a simple majority.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi affirmed in a Thursday press conference that Democrats would pass the reconciliation “if we need it” — but some centrist Republicans reportedly aren’t thrilled.

Pelosi sent a letter to her colleagues Wednesday with this message:

“On the legislative front, we are grateful to our Committee Chairs, who are working on coronavirus relief legislation as a basis for reconciliation, should that step be needed. We hope and expect Republicans in Congress will support assistance that will bring relief to their communities. But the need for action could not be more urgent, and Democrats will not take any tools off the table as to how the House and Senate can get this package done.”

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https://conservativebrief.com/will-use-to-34325/

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I'll bet a dollar Manchin will vote for it.  The tell?  He said he would not.