Clyburn Suggests Reconciliation Bill Can Be Cut Way Back

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) told CNN that $3.5 trillion may not be needed to achieve President Biden’s priorities.

Said Clyburn: “I think that there is a lot of room for people to sit down and negotiate. It may be, when you’re sitting around the table, you may not need $3.5 trillion to do what the president wants done and what the current country needs done.”

Specifically, he noted there is about $2 trillion of negotiating room.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (R-MI) tweeted in response that $3.5 trillion “is the floor,” but the way the bill is drafted it’s actually the ceiling.