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Explain It to Me

Filibusted

Explain It to Me

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Education, Politics, News, Society & Culture

4.47.9K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2021

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Matt is joined by author Molly Reynolds of the Brookings Institution to talk about the intricacies of the Senate filibuster, budget reconciliation, and the Byrd rule, with a view toward the prospect of getting legislation through a divided Senate. Resources: U.S. Senate rules on filibuster and cloture "The history of the filibuster" by Sarah Binder, Brookings Exceptions to the Rule: The Politics of Filibuster Limitations in the U.S. Senate by Molly E. Reynolds (2017). Guest: Molly Reynolds (@mollyereynolds), Senior Fellow, Brookings Host: Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com Credits: Erikk Geannikis, Editor and Producer As the Biden administration gears up, we'll help you understand this unprecedented burst of policymaking. Sign up for The Weeds newsletter each Friday: vox.com/weeds-newsletter. The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production. Want to support The Weeds? Please consider making a contribution to Vox: bit.ly/givepodcasts About Vox Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Follow Us: Vox.com Facebook group: The Weeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Conditions and excursions apply. Okay, hey guys, budget reconciliation and the filibuster

1:03.4

are things we have been talking about on the weeds for years and years and years and

1:07.6

years. They've been very relevant to political news this week. I think it's going to be incredibly

1:13.3

important by administration. COVID relief bill is likely going to be a budget reconciliation

1:18.8

measure. And a lot of other stuff that we are interested in here is ultimately going

1:23.2

to hinge on whether the filibuster can be reformed. So I was really glad to sit down with

1:27.9

Molly Reynolds, who's one of the top experts on Senate procedure, author of books on this,

1:33.1

to really explain it. This is the thing like, I'm a professional. I've been doing this

1:36.5

for 17 years and I feel like I am constantly getting this history and the detailed facts

1:41.4

here wrong. It's like, almost nobody except Molly in Washington understands. So I really

1:46.0

think you're going to enjoy it. But before we get to the show, I just want you to know,

1:49.9

as the Biden administration gears up, Vox is going to help you understand this unprecedented

1:54.6

burst of policy making. So starting today, Hermann Lopez, one of Vox's top reporters, is

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