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Budget bills are not subject to filibuster. There's not a lot they can do to stop this.
From Budget Reconciliation Explainer
People really need to stop blaming the Democrats for not stopping the Republicans for doing evil shit. When an axe-wielding maniac starts killing college co-eds, do you blame the maniac or do you blame the little old lady across the street for not stopping the maniac with her knitting needles. And yes, the Dems are for the most part a bunch of useless little, old ladies because that's who got elected. Don't like it? Get more people to vote in the primaries for more pols like AOC and Bernie Sanders. Assuming we ever have any more elections.
Not subject to filibuster per se, but there was absolutely something they could have done. From TFA:
So while not literally a filibuster, they could have effectively filibustered it by simply continuing to propose amendments, preventing the bill itself from ever coming to a vote. Once again, the Democrats are showing themselves unwilling to play hardball.
Yes, knitting needles. We should still be blaming the maniac rather than bitching that the little old lady didn't do enough.