What's Happening in Congress: Using reconciliation to pass major legislation in Congress by Brookings Institution published on 2021-11-02T20:29:31Z Molly Reynolds, a senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, explains why Democratic leaders in Congress are using reconciliation to try to pass President Biden's legislative priorities, and why that process can be so difficult to use to achieve policy goals. For more, visit https://www.brookings.edu/events/reconciliation-101-an-explainer-of-the-budget-process/. Genre News & Politics