The House adopted its rules package for the 117th Congress on Monday. The rules remove fiscal constraints on deficit-increasing legislation as long as it is related to the COVID-19 response or climate change. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt discuss what the rules change means and the rift it exposes between moderate and progressive Democrats. Show Notes: Democratic unity on budget rules masks schism under the surfaceHouse adopts rules package for 117th CongressHouse holds not-so-socially-distant swearing-inHouse rules package offers compromise on members’ requestsHouse rules would exempt coronavirus, climate bills from budget limits
