harry reid the senate lead ser talking about the majority lead ser talking about using reconciliation to get the bill passed. to get through the senate. let s explain what that means. now that the democrats don t have a fill butter proof majority in the senate they might turn to something called reconciliation where the senate takes the bill and then tinkers with it a little bit and then decides to pass it using reconciliation. reconciliation only needs 51 votes to pass. you can t filibuster which means one person can t hold it up by continuing to say no to something. it was originally designed to deal with budget matters to reconcile legislation with budget rules that controlled spending. let me tell what you reconciliation has been used for in the past. back in 1989, it was used for the medicare overhaul for physician payments. in 1996, it was used for a welfare overhaul and in 2001 and 2003, it was used for the bush
are going to have to move on to other legislative priorities like jobs. they are working under a deadline. the clock is ticking, they are saying now. kate baldwin at the white house. thanks so much. little bit more on this practice of budget reconciliation. it was established in 1974. it has been used 22 times. off and on nonbudget issues by every president since jimmy carter. recent examples include medicare overhaul for physician payments. back in 1989, welfare overhaul, 1996. and in 2001 and 2003, for president george w. bush, tax cuts. so what was your favorite moment from the winter olympic games in vancouver? we will hear from an expert olympian. elvis stojko. i ve been an ameriprise financial advisor for 24 years.
for physician payments, that was done through the reconciliation process. it was protected from a fill buchter, able to be passed by 51 votes. the welfare overhaul, we remember that when president clinton was in office, but it was definitely bipartisan in 1996. and probably the best example that democrats like to use was the bush tax cuts in 2001 and 2003, those were done through the reconciliation process, protected from the democrats filibuster back then. and over $1 trillion of tax cuts got to the president s desk, president bush s desk. it s tricky stuff, and if anyone can explain it, it s you, dana bash, thank you. reporter: thank you. checking the top stories. two federal agencies are investigating the death of dawn brancheau, the seaworld trainer killed wednesday by a skiller whale. this shows brancheau was taken moments before the attack. officials at seaworld plan to hold a news conference in the next hour. u.s. representative charles rangel is being reprimanded for