Two Senate Democratic leaders say they are willing to give Republicans a vote on reversing Biden’s move to end pandemic-era deportation limits, if the GOP agrees to move a stalled $10 billion coronavirus aid deal
Two Senate Democratic leaders say they are willing to give Republicans a vote on reversing President Joe Biden’s move to end pandemic-era deportation limits, provided that the GOP then agrees to move a stalled $10 billion coronavirus aid deal.
Sens. Dick Durbin and Patty Murray , the caucus’ No. 2 and No. 3 leaders, said in interviews that the GOP’s desired vote is worth taking in order to shake loose the stalled Covid bill. What’s more, if they don’t give in, Republicans could make the same demand on other bills and potentially stallmore Democratic priorities.
Still, both he and Murray said the decision was ultimately up to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. The Democratic leader has called the GOP’s push “extraneous” and supports the Biden administration’s decision to end the deportation policy known as Title 42, following a finding by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Biden’s decision to end the policy is splitting the Democratic caucus. Several vulnerable incumbents have called for Biden to reverse course on rolling back the deportation limits, pushing instead for bipartisan legislation from Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and James Lankford that requires the administration to have a plan in place to address an anticipated surge in border crossings.
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