
Tim Scott emphasizes 'results' over reconciliation process as he stays out of debate
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National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Tim Scott discussed his recent meeting with President Donald Trump and Congress' GOP leaders in an interview with Fox News Digital.
"And if that requires us to have border security, tax reform, deportation — whatever we can get into a package or multiple packages — we have to produce results for the people," he explained. Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. She was previously a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner.
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The benefit of the budget reconciliation process is that the threshold to end debate in the Senate is lower, allowing Republicans to defeat the legislative filibuster with just their conference's support rather than the usual 60 votes. However, use of the process is limited and must not include what are considered "extraneous provisions."