Senate Parliamentarian Deals Blow to Dems' Immigration Push

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We ran the numbers: There are 1839 news articles covering this topic. 27% (499) are left leaning, 43% (791) are center, and 30% (549) are right leaning.

Democrats are rejecting calls to overrule the Senate parliamentarian despite the reality that they likely won’t be able to get a pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants. While left-leaning articles highlight that Democrats launched an uphill fight to rescue their drive to help millions of immigrants remain legally in the U.S, right-leaning articles highlight that Biden made it clear that he backs the effort to include a pathway to citizenship in the reconciliation package.

 A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Democrats launched an uphill fight to rescue their drive to help millions of immigrants remain legally in the U.S. Lawmakers and advocacy organizations said they were already weighing fresh options. 

The Hill published a centrist article reporting that Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth McDonough’s decision that the immigration plan was “not appropriate” dealt a significant blow to Democratic hopes of achieving meaningful immigration reform.

A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Biden made it clear that he backs the effort to include a pathway to citizenship in the reconciliation package. Biden expects Democrats to offer a new proposal for the Senate parliamentarian to consider.



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