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Senate Parliamentarian May Decide if Millions of New Immigrants Enter the US

October 4, 2021
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Senate Parliamentarian  Elizabeth MacDonough has previously knocked down Senate Democrats’ Plan A and Plan B immigration proposals in their draft version of President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion “Build Back Better” spending program. What MacDonough recommends on the expected Plan C Senate Democrats are preparing could determine whether America’s borders are opened to millions of new…

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Senate Parliamentarian May Decide If Millions of New Immigrants Can Enter US

October 4, 2021
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Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has previously knocked down Senate Democrats’ Plan A and Plan B immigration proposals in their draft versions of President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion “Build Back Better” spending program. What MacDonough recommends on the expected Plan C that Senate Democrats are preparing could determine whether America’s borders are opened to millions of…

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Pelosi Vows to Pass Minimum Wage Increase

February 25, 2021
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WASHINGTON—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Feb. 25 that there’s a “very strong argument” to include the minimum wage increase in President Joe Biden’s economic rescue package. She expressed confidence that the $15 national minimum wage will pass Congress despite growing objections. “I feel that we have a very strong argument and we have a very big…

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Harris Won’t Overrule Senate Parliamentarian on Minimum Wage, White House Chief of Staff Says

February 24, 2021
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Vice President Kamala Harris will not attempt to overrule the Senate parliamentarian if she rules that a federal minimum wage increase cannot be enacted through a process known as budget reconciliation, according to White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain. “Certainly that’s not something we would do. We’re going to honor the rules of the…

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