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AP sources: Senate Dems’ immigration bid suffers key setback
apnews ^ | 12/162021

Posted on 12/16/2021 4:50:01 PM PST by devane617

The Senate parliamentarian has said a Democratic effort to let millions of immigrants remain temporarily in the U.S. should be dropped from the party’s expansive social and environment bill, people informed of the decision said Thursday, dealing another blow to a long-time priority of Democrats, migrant advocates and progressives.

The opinion by Elizabeth MacDonough, the Senate’s nonpartisan arbiter of its rules, all but certainly means Democrats will ultimately have to drop the proposal from their 10-year, roughly $2 trillion package of health care, family services and climate change initiatives championed by President Joe Biden.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; democrats; immigration
I didn't expect this.
1 posted on 12/16/2021 4:50:01 PM PST by devane617
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To: devane617

Manchin already said he won’t overrule the parliamentarian.

The hits just keep coming for the bet wetter brigade.


2 posted on 12/16/2021 5:00:07 PM PST by TexasGurl24
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To: devane617

Strike three from Parliamentarian since September. How many strikes are they going to go for I wonder? Great news nonetheless...for now anyway.


3 posted on 12/16/2021 5:29:13 PM PST by wildwoodla
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To: wildwoodla

They’re never out, always determined to steal first base, so the team out in the field has to stay alert.


4 posted on 12/17/2021 3:49:11 AM PST by Eleutheria5 (Buck Foe Jiden!)
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