The Breitbart News reported Wednesday, April 21, that Joe Biden met Tuesday with leaders of the House Hispanic Caucus to express support for the idea of using budget reconciliation and a simple Democratic majority to advance immigration reform legislation.
According to media outlet Politico, Rep. Darren Soto (D-CA) said, “Biden said he is committed to making those statements publicly.” Biden will include language supporting the idea in a speech to Congress later this month.
Rep. Raul Ruiz (R-Fla.), chairman of the Hispanic Caucus, also told Politico that Biden would support “a pathway to citizenship through budget reconciliation.”
According to Breitbart News, all of the options in a bill that goes the budget reconciliation route would have to be approved by the Senate’s rules administrator. The current Senate rules administrator, Elizabeth MacDonough, used a budget reconciliation process to help Democrats pass the $1.9 trillion Communist Party viral bailout law without Republican support, but the $15-an-hour minimum wage was not included. This could portend a narrowing of the amnesty option in future budget reconciliation pathways.
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