Many have written about the House Bill that just passed, but so many outside the beltway are not aware 🧵 What’s "Budget Reconciliation"? It’s Congress’s turbo button for passing $$$ bills with just 51 Senate votes (no 60 needed!) Used for tax cuts, healthcare, climate ⚡ #BudgetReconciliation - ThreadSky

drkavitapatel.bsky.social • 6 days ago

Many have written about the House Bill that just passed, but so many outside the beltway are not aware

🧵 What’s "Budget Reconciliation"?
It’s Congress’s turbo button for passing $$$ bills with just 51 Senate votes (no 60 needed!) Used for tax cuts, healthcare, climate ⚡ #BudgetReconciliation

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drkavitapatel.bsky.social•6 days ago

2/ Congress agrees on a budget resolution with “reconciliation instructions” – like telling committees:
“Cut $X from healthcare” or “Raise $Y via taxes.”
But not HOW to do it. Today this is what passed the House:

drkavitapatel.bsky.social•6 days ago

3/Today: $2 trillion in spending cuts that could potentially impact Medicaid and other key health care programs. The proposal also allows for up to $4.5 trillion in spending for tax cuts and would raise the debt ceiling by $4 trillion.
details here: https://docs.house.gov/meetings/BU/BU00/20250213/117894/BILLS-119NAih.pdf

cjseahorsemom.bsky.social•6 days ago

Way to go fiscal “conservatives”😂🤣

drkavitapatel.bsky.social•6 days ago

4/ Senate already passed their version Friday morning (out of frustration from delays in the House)-a $340 billion budget blueprint designed to boost funding for President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement efforts, energy production and the military- very different than House package

drkavitapatel.bsky.social•6 days ago

5/Both chambers will have to come together through a committee that includes R and D to agree on a final resolution that will have to pass both H before end of March.

drkavitapatel.bsky.social•6 days ago

6/House GOP’s proposed $2T cuts target mandatory spending — programs MILLIONS rely on

Real world examples 🔍 #BudgetCuts

$2.3T reduction over 10 years could force states to:
→ Drop dental/vision coverage 💊
→ Close rural hospitals (200+ at risk)
→ Kick 15M+ off rolls via work requirements

drkavitapatel.bsky.social•6 days ago

7/SNAP: Basic Food to avert Hunger

$230B cut to Agriculture Committee (runs SNAP)

Impact: 42M+ Americans face:
→ Stricter income caps (e.g., family of 4 earning >$40k loses benefits)
→ Reduced monthly benefits (avg. $6/day/person → $4.75)

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