New Republic: Senate President decides on Reconciliation inclusion

Alex Pareene supports what I discussed in this post. Call you Reps and Senators to demand they use this procedure to get a $15 minimum wage, paid sick leave and other necessary policies into the Covid relief Bill.

"The budget reconciliation process is a way to pass legislation with a simple majority in the Senate. There are certain arcane rules about what kinds of bills can and can’t be passed through this process. It is the job of the Senate parliamentarian (currently Elizabeth MacDonough) to advise the Senate on whether any given piece of legislation follows or breaks those rules. [...] The parliamentarian has no official power; the vice president, as president of the senate, decides whether to overrule the parliamentarian. It then takes 60 votes to overrule the vice president’s decision."