Jimmy Higgins
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1) Should the Democrats be required to use reconciliation to pass a ceiling hike? Shouldn't the GOP be just approving... well, getting rid of it in the first place?I've read many articles that the democrats can raise the debt limit on their own using the budget reconciliation process, which is immune to a filibuster. They have so far refused to do so. If true, then it is actually the dems playing political games and gambling the economy.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate...iden-its-time-for-democrats-to-raise-debt?amp
2) Has reconciliation ever been used to pass a debt ceiling hike before?
*web search*
Apparently the debt ceiling has been raised four times before using reconciliation.