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Why using reconciliation to pass Biden's COVID-19 stimulus bill violates the original purpose of the process

  • Written by Naomi Schalit, Senior Editor, Politics + Society, The Conversation US
imageSpeaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats meet with reporters before the House voted to pass a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package on Feb. 26, 2021. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Reconciliation – it’s a term federal budget experts would understand, but for the rest of us, it sounds like what you do with a family member...

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