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Mon Nov 22 23:01:40 +0000 2021

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

@mattdizwhitlock correct. in theory they COULD have VP or Leahy rule it in and it’d require 60 votes to stop. but that risks alienating Manchin on the larger bill hence Dems reluctant to go there — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 22, 2021 Hibernated

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

This policy goes beyond House-passed BBB (which has work permits via parole; no green cards). Parliamentarian has already rejected it. It's true the Senate Dems CAN ignore her and do it anyway, but that would effectively neuter the Byrd rule that Manchin says he wants to protect. — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

New: @AOC + 89 House Democrats sign a letter calling on Senate to reinstate a pathway to citizenship for millions o… https://t.co/cZ0NVqyTut

Posted Nov. 22, 2021 Hibernated

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

Every conversation about Byrd rule and parliamentarian rulings is ultimately a conversation about the filibuster. Senate Dems are using the reconciliation process, which requires Byrd compliance, because they want to preserve the filibuster. Normal legislating isn’t Byrd-limited. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 22, 2021 Hibernated

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