As was discussed on Friday, the idea of circuit breakers for individual stocks to prevent the type of volatility that took down the stock market last Thursday, is now gaining traction.
As a result, Ornstein argued, Democratic leaders may now try to short-circuit the traditional Senate legislative process by passing a more partisan bill through an obscure tactic known as reconciliation, a type of budget maneuver that requires only a simple majority -- 51 votes -- to pass.