claim: "you can't pass a budget in the senate of the united states without 60 votes."
author: jack lew
evidence_1: feb 15, 2012 ... but for that budget resolution to take effect, it must have either the cooperation of the house, or at least 60 votes in the senate. ... consider any legislation in the senate so it really does not matter whether the resolution has been adopted; if you have 60, you can consider the legislation, if you don't, you can't.
evidence_2: mar 15, 2017 ... the budget will reportedly feature a hike in defense spending, paid for by slashing the state department, the environmental protection agency, ... to pass, they'd need to get at least 60 votes in the senate, meaning at least eight democrats would have to vote for the budget cuts or at least refuse to filibuster.
evidence_3: sep 11, 2017 ... republicans currently control 52 of 100 seats in the senate. as a result, should a fy 2018 budget eventually pass -- no small order -- the gop can use something called the "budget reconciliation process" to enact its vision of tax reform with only a simply majority -- rather than the standard 60 votes -- in the ...
evidence_4: jan 13, 2017 ... luckily for republicans, the budget resolution itself was also immune to the filibuster — meaning it could pass with just 51 senate votes, and it did so thursday morning. ... should democrats remain united against repeal, the gop can't afford to lose a single republican senator in each committee.
evidence_5: the rules haven't changed in a few decades, but the customs have. in both houses of congress, you still need a majority (50%+1) to pass a bill. in the house of representatives, that's the only consideration. in the senate, the rules are a bit more complex. if the bill makes it to a vote, it needs only 51 votes. but you need to ...