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How Democrats Passed the COVID Relief Package Without Abortion Funding Restrictions

ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) walks with staff and reporters after a news conference with House Democrats regarding the upcoming vote on the American Rescue Plan, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Tuesday.

The Senate’s arcane rules regarding the reconciliation process provided the mechanism whereby the narrow Democratic majority was able to circumvent a potential GOP filibuster.