Reconciliation allows major policy changes without overcoming a filibuster.

This piece explains how Democrats could have used existing Senate rules to force a real talking filibuster on voting-rights legislation.

Democrats could have already voted to begin debate on the voting rights bill if they spent less time complaining about the Senate’s rules and more time using them to achieve their goals.

The House can help determine what the Senate is able to pass.

The Byrd Rule limits what policies can survive reconciliation.