Senate awaits ruling on Dem plan to pass immigration in reconciliation, circumventing GOP
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Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough is set to rule on whether Democrats can pass immigration reform in the budget reconciliation bill.
"Literally we are in the Byrd Bath," Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Tuesday. "A presentation is being made on behalf of the provisions we authored for changing immigration in the United States. That matter is now being considered by the Senate parliamentarian… It is entirely in her hands at this point."
"We believe immigration is a critical element in reconciliation for three reasons," Durbin said, laying out Democrats' case for its inclusion in the bill. "First reason: How many years have we all complained that the immigration system in America is broken and needs to be fixed?"
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