ElizabethMacDonaugh

White House slams parliamentarian's 'deeply disappointing' opinion as calls to overrule her grow

The Senate’s parliamentarian has for the third time issued a nonbinding opinion against the inclusion of protections for millions of undocumented immigrants in President Biden’s Build Back Better …

Fri Dec 17, 2021

'You stick with the parliamentarian': Manchin throws cold water on overriding immigration opinion

We continue to wait for the Senate parliamentarian’s non-binding opinion on the “Plan C” immigration plan, which would allow some undocumented immigrants to apply for temporary protections of up to 10 …

Thu Dec 9, 2021

'Who else was harvesting our food': Ocasio-Cortez says Senate Democrats must deliver for immigrants

Top House progressives say that it’s not just that Senate Democrats should fight to reinsert a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants back into the Build Back Better Plan—they …

Wed Dec 8, 2021

Senate Democrats make third immigration pitch to parliamentarian

One day after an initial “informal” meeting, Senate Democrats again met with Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough to officially make the case for the inclusion of temporary immigration protections in …

Thu Dec 2, 2021