Yes, it provides for an additional supermajority in the Constitution, which will raise to 10 the total number of supermajorities that are in the original Constitution and the amendments thereto. It will be raised to a new level when we get down to the raising of the statutory debt limit.
Discussing the implications of supermajorities in the Constitution during Senate debate.
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