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 surface
• House adopts rules package for 117th Congress
• House holds not-so-socially-distant swearing-in
• House rules package offers compromise on members’ requests
• House rules would exempt coronavirus, climate bills from budget limits