re: Republicans are done. Better enjoy the next year and save as much as you can.

You know what really chaffs my arse? If you ask Google, ChatGPT, etc.. if illegals get Medicaid the answer is "NO". fine print: *except for illegal children and most states which provide acute care such as emergency services, dialysis, etc..to anyone regardless of status. No routine care is covered. In other words, they cover all the expensive stuff but not the routine check ups. Got it. You have to specifically ask how much Medicaid distributes to illegals and it will state roughly $4B/year with the caveat that "Illegals aren't covered under Medicaid".

Thats a lot of NON coverage.

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The Parliamentarian (fyi, a Democrat) determined it needed 60 votes. Under the Harry Reid rule, it wouldve needed just 50 with Vance as tie breaker

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In 2017, both the Republican and Democratic parties officially supported maintaining the 60-vote threshold for Senate legislation. This was demonstrated by a bipartisan letter led by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Chris Coons (D-DE), signed by 61 senators from both parties, urging Senate leadership to preserve the 60-vote rule for legislation. Senate leaders Mitch McConnell (R) and Chuck Schumer (D) also publicly agreed on keeping the legislative filibuster in place.

As a reconciliation bill, the BBB can pass with a simple majority (51 votes),
bypassing the usual 60-vote threshold required to overcome a filibuster. But if any provisions in the bill violate the Senate's Byrd Rule (which limits what can be included in reconciliation bills), those specific provisions would require 60 votes to remain in the bill

Nice thread, dumbass