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Re:Congress' push to regulate Big Tech is fizzling out by dragonwriter on Thursday July 21, 2022 @01:51PM (#32182519)
> But the senate needs 60 votes to pass anything other than a budget

Incorrect.

One of the other things it can do with a simple majority is alter or eliminate the 60 vote requirement.

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Re:Congress' push to regulate Big Tech is fizzling out by colinmhayes on Thursday July 21, 2022 @02:21PM (#32182855)
Right but it’s pretty clear that there isn’t a majority willing to do that.
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Re:Congress' push to regulate Big Tech is fizzling out by rayiner on Thursday July 21, 2022 @05:33PM (#32185420)
Being able to pass a budget with a bare majority is a lot of power! They could raise taxes and increase funding for existing programs with that power. You know, the stuff people vote in Democrats to do.
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Re:Congress' push to regulate Big Tech is fizzling out by colinmhayes on Thursday July 21, 2022 @07:45PM (#32186696)
I mean they sort of did increase funding. They passed a 2 trillion dollar stimulus bill.
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