Our guest this week is Brookings Senior Fellow and GW Political Science Professor Sarah Binder. She joins C-SPAN to explain the history behind budget reconciliation, legislative filibusters, and terms such as the 'Byrd Rule' and 'Byrd Bath.' During a week in which the Senate began debate on a $1.9 Trillion dollar Covid Relief Bill, she offers an historical perspective on how the Senate reached this point and why.

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