Yes. The &quot;Nothing to see here, folks!&quot;&#x2F;<i>tu quoque</i> argument is <i>de rigeur</i> in this type of discussion. Combine that with a little moving of the goalposts? Guaranteed hours of fun for the whole family.<p>For those who are interested, this type of application is fairly recent. The Reconciliation Act was passed in 74. It hadn&#x27;t even been out a year before it was being used in ways not anticipated by the sponsors, and the stretching has continued year-after-year. Relevant wiki: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Reconciliation_(United_States_Congress)" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Reconciliation_(United_States_...</a><p>IIRC, CORBA was the first big &quot;win&quot;, providing continuing insurance privileges to folks when they left their job. A great idea, no doubt, but not a damned thing to do with the budget.<p>Also more information: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.votetocracy.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;what-is-reconciliation" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.votetocracy.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;what-is-reconciliation</a><p>Interesting historical quote from the second article. <i>President Clinton attempted to use reconciliation to pass his 1993 health care plan, but Senator Byrd, according to Wikipedia, “insisted that the health care plan was out of bounds for a process that is theoretically about budgets,”</i><p>Times have changed. Each year these things get easier and easier.