Democrats have been shot down again by the Senate parliamentarian, who ruled a few minutes ago that they cannot include their immigration reform proposals in Biden’s Build Back Broke reconciliation bill:
WSJ – The arbiter of Senate rules has rejected Democrats’ third immigration proposal to provide temporary deportation protections and work permits to millions of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, according to people familiar with the matter.
Also, from the AP:
The Senate parliamentarian says a plan to help millions of immigrants must fall from the $2T package of health care, family services and climate change initiatives, according to AP sources. It's a blow to Democrats championing the bill. https://t.co/TRk2HxVW4C
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) December 17, 2021
Frank Thorp with NBC News and Chad Pergram with Fox News says Little Dick Durbin has confirmed it:
Durbin confirms the parliamentarian has ruled against the Democrats’ latest immigration proposal for BBB.
“Disappointed, and we're considering what options remain,” he says.
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) December 16, 2021
From the pool. Durbin on the Parliamentarian ruling against immigration provisions for BBB. Saya they’re “disappointed, and we're considering what options remain.” Says the problem was that “there were just too many rights extended.”
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) December 17, 2021
Get ready for more calls by Democrats for the parliamentarian to be fired or overruled. Everytime they don’t get their way this is what some of them do and I fear it will lead to death threats or worse for the parliamentarian. She’s just doing her job, but they can’t stand not getting their way.