Republicans have started talking seriously about using the filibuster-proof budget reconciliation process to get the GOP voter ID bill — a top priority of President Donald Trump — through the narrowly divided Senate.
But budget experts say the effort faces long odds due to the complexities of the Senate’s “Byrd rule.”
The House-passed bill is fundamentally a policy measure that would require, among other things, that individuals provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections and present photo identification when casting a ballot in a federal election.
