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Re:Discord is laying off 17 percent of employees by ojbyrne on Thursday January 11, 2024 @04:01PM (#38959008)
As I understand it, it's because they could pass "temporary" tax cuts with only 51% in the Senate through the "budget reconciliation process. The Republicans at the time did not have the 60 votes necessary to defeat a filibuster. Not quite the same.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_Cuts_and_Jobs_Act

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Re:Discord is laying off 17 percent of employees by bobthepanda on Thursday January 11, 2024 @04:27PM (#38959335)
There hasn’t been 60 votes for a long time. Reconciliation is how a lot of normal legislation is passed.
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