House Democrats press Senate leaders to override parliamentarian on immigration

To this point, the Senate Parliamentarian had set back efforts (and here) to use the budget reconciliation process -- and its majority  rather than supermajority rules -- as a way to secure immigration reform.

 

Suzanne Monyak for Roll Call reports that progressive House Democrats again are calling for immigration reform to be included in a budget reconciliation package.  Reps. Lou Correa, D-Calif., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Jesús “Chuy” García, D-Ill., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and 39 others called on Senate leaders to disregard Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough’s ruling that broad immigration relief does not belong in a reconciliation package.

MacDonough has rejected two attempts by Senate Democrats to establish a path to permanent residency for undocumented immigrants in their reconciliation bill. She has reasoned that the proposals do not comply with a rule requiring measures passed via reconciliation to have a primarily budgetary impact.

The full letter can be found here.

KJ