Posted on 09/19/2021 6:01:45 PM PDT by American Number 181269513
Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough on Sunday dealt a significant blow to Democrats' plan to provide 8 million greencards as part of a sweeping spending package, warning it doesn't comply with tight rules that determine what can be in the bill.
MacDonough's guidance, a copy of which was obtained by The Hill, likely closes the door to Democrats using the spending bill to provide a pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants.
MacDonough, in her guidance, called the Democratic plan "by any standard a broad, new immigration policy."
"The policy changes of this proposal far outweigh the budgetary impact scored to it and it is not appropriate for inclusion in reconciliation," she wrote in the ruling obtained by The Hill.
Democrats pitched MacDonough earlier this month on their plan to use the $3.5 trillion spending bill to provide 8 million greencards for four groups of immigrants: Dreamers, temporary protected status (TPS) holders, agricultural workers and essential workers. Getting legal permanent resident status allows an individual to eventually apply for citizenship, if they can meet other qualifications.
But because Democrats are using reconciliation to pass the spending bill without GOP support, there are strict requirements for what can be included. One of the requirements is that any provision in the bill has to impact the federal government's spending or revenues and that the impact can't be "merely incidental" to non-budgetary intentions.
But MacDonough, in her written guidance to senators, wrote that granting LPR status has “no federal fiscal equivalent.”
“Changing the law to clear the way to LPR status is tremendous and enduring policy change that dwarfs its budgetary impact,” she added.
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No deliberative body has to conform its substance to parliamentary rulings. Worst case is it takes a supermajority.
We’ve seen a simple majority of one house or the other “do what it wants,” without regard to prudence. This parliamentary ruling isn’t even a speedbump.
Bush League Republicans are deeply saddened.
Glad to hear this.
Dims will have to figure out another devious way to finish killing off the country.
RULZ. There are no rules around here. We’re trying to pull a fast one.
The Dems apologize, remove the language, change one word, and stick it back in overnight. Watch it happen.
“ Bush League Republicans are deeply saddened.”
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Yep… I’m sure they, and the special interests they serve, actually are sad and disappointed. It’s a victory, however small, for us.
Especially saddened is Flimsey Grahamnesty, he has voted for amnesty and a permanent Democrat majority 3 times so far.
Parliamentarian did not qualify her remarks very well. There was no real description of the Senate Rules, which are particularly unique when using Reconciliation.
The rest of her reasoning lost me, as well, pertaining to “budgetary impact”. Whut?
Since when did the Swamp care a whit about THAT?
Foresee their “circling back” in order to try again.
These folk never give up; never quit. One rat is not able to stop their show.
It would take the military to do that.
Only a reprieve for us “deplorables”.
It seems to me that the communists control EVERYTHING these days.
So how did they fail to control the Senate Parliamentarian?
Thoughts?
Best breaking news of the day - and the RAT sponsors said they won’t support the reconciliation without it !!!
GREAT.
VOTE DEMOCRATS OUT !!!
.... Well .... I guess Elizabeth MacDonough will be stepping down from her position in ... Five .... Four .... Three .....
Following the same procedure as with cloture for judges, I bet a Senator will make a point of order that the Parliamentarian is wrong, and all it will take is a majority vote on the point of order to overrule the Parliamentarian.
Then voila, amnesty can be in reconciliation forever!
-PJ
8 million would quickly turn into 30 million new Democrat voters - extended family and who knows how many loopholes to bring everyone in.
Hillary called Schumer and said ‘I’m worried about MacDonough, she looks very depressed to me.’.
Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough on Sunday dealt a significant blow to Democrats' plan to provide 8 million greencards as part of a sweeping spending package, warning it doesn't comply with tight rules that determine what can be in the bill.
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