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Ep. 30: The GOP’s Tool to Fast Track Trump’s Plans, Privatize Medicare

The Week Ahead

By Adriel Bettelheim, CQ Staff and Erin Mershon
Posted November 28, 2016 at 3:49pm

Republican lawmakers could use a decades-old procedural maneuver, known as reconciliation, to bypass Democratic opposition and accelerate Donald Trump’s legislative initiatives. That could include cutting taxes, repealing parts of President Barrack Obama’s health care law, privatizing Medicare or turning Medicaid into a block grant to the states. All they would need is a simple majority vote in the Senate. CQ Magazine deputy editor Shawn Zeller, CQ Roll Call’s Senate leadership reporter Bridget Bowman and Managing Editor Adriel Bettelheim explain how it could take shape.

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