Faced with a 50-50 Senate that limits his ability to maneuver on major priorities, the majority leader has sought to double up on opportunities for using the annual budget to pass legislation with just 51 votes, sidestepping a GOP filibuster. “It’s a new arrow in our quiver,” Schumer said this week about the gambit. Democrats used the budget to enact President Joe Biden’s nearly $2 trillion stimulus last month, but Schumer hasn't yet decided to use his potential new power to stretch that process. If the New York Democrat doesn't use his new arrow, the next majority leader could make it happen thanks to his reconnaissance. “They might not even be able to do it, but they’ve sort of laid down a road map for us,” Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a close ally of GOP leader Mitch McConnell, said this week... “It's possible that — when you unleash the magic — that the magic is a whole lot harder to execute than you would think … particularly when you get beyond the traditional uses of raising money or spending money,” Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said.