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Reynolds, Molly E.
The Journal of politics, 07/2018, Volume: 80, Issue: 3Journal Article
Krehbiel’s Pivotal Politics has served as an influential lens through which to analyze legislative politics in the contemporary Congress since its publication in 1998. In this article, I use Krehbiel’s model to explore an increasingly relevant component of legislative policy making: a set of procedures that protect certain bills from the possibility of a filibuster in the US Senate known as the budget reconciliation process. By examining examples of and patterns in the use of these rules since the 1980s, I demonstrate both the strengths and limitations of Pivotal Politics in helping us understand one way major policy change can be achieved in Congress.
