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    A group of members of Congress wrote a letter to the Senate majority leader expressing concern over a Senate Parliamentarian's ruling dismissing the budget impact of providing citizenship to eight million people. The letter argues that the Parliamentarian's role is advisory and that precedent exists for the presiding officer to override such a ruling. It urges the presiding officer to use this authority to disregard the ruling.

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    A group of members of Congress wrote a letter to the Senate majority leader expressing concern over a Senate Parliamentarian's ruling dismissing the budget impact of providing citizenship to eight million people. The letter argues that the Parliamentarian's role is advisory and that precedent exists for the presiding officer to override such a ruling. It urges the presiding officer to use this authority to disregard the ruling.

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    A group of members of Congress wrote a letter to the Senate majority leader expressing concern over a Senate Parliamentarian's ruling dismissing the budget impact of providing citizenship to eight million people. The letter argues that the Parliamentarian's role is advisory and that precedent exists for the presiding officer to override such a ruling. It urges the presiding officer to use this authority to disregard the ruling.

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    October 20, 2021

    The Honorable Chuck Schumer


    Majority Leader
    United State Senate
    U.S. Capitol
    Washington, DC 20510

    Dear Mr. Majority Leader:

    We write to you today to express our concern regarding the Senate Parliamentarian’s
    memorandum, which dismisses the budgetary impact of providing a pathway to citizenship for
    eight million people. As you know, the role of the Parliamentarian is an advisory one, and the
    opinion of the Parliamentarian is not binding.

    It is our understanding that according to 2 U.S.C. § 644, the Senate’s Presiding Officer has the
    ability to issue a binding ruling on a parliamentary point of order. In the reconciliation context,
    any appeal of the Presiding Officer’s binding ruling would require a supermajority to be
    sustained. After the ruling, the Senate would be able to consider a reconciliation bill that includes
    the immigration language that the Parliamentarian advised was in violation of the Byrd Rule.
    This authority has been invoked previously; therefore, there is precedent of the Presiding Officer
    disregarding the opinion of the Senate Parliamentarian.

    In denying any possible pathway to citizenship or lawful permanent residents (LPRs) status, the
    Parliamentarian, an un-elected official, is denying the economic impact of such legislation and
    the tributes that millions of undocumented individuals have paid to this country.

    This is a critical moment for our nation’s history, and we strongly urge the Presiding Officer to
    use their authority to disregard the Senate Parliamentarian’s ruling.

    Sincerely,

    _________________________ _________________________
    J. Luis Correa Adriano Espaillat
    MEMBER OF CONGRESS MEMBER OF CONGRESS

    _________________________ _________________________
    Jesús G. “Chuy” García Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
    MEMBER OF CONGRESS MEMBER OF CONGRESS
    _________________________ _________________________
    Lucille Roybal-Allard Steven Horsford
    MEMBER OF CONGRESS MEMBER OF CONGRESS

    _________________________ _________________________
    Tony Cárdenas Norma J. Torres
    MEMBER OF CONGRESS MEMBER OF CONGRESS

    _________________________ _________________________
    Gerald E. Connolly Dwight Evans
    MEMBER OF CONGRESS MEMBER OF CONGRESS

    _________________________ _________________________
    Marie Newman Ro Khanna
    MEMBER OF CONGRESS MEMBER OF CONGRESS

    _________________________ _________________________
    Grace F. Napolitano Lloyd Doggett
    MEMBER OF CONGRESS MEMBER OF CONGRESS

    _________________________ _________________________
    Dina Titus Rashida Tlaib
    MEMBER OF CONGRESS MEMBER OF CONGRESS

    _________________________ _________________________
    Alan Lowenthal Frederica S. Wilson
    MEMBER OF CONGRESS MEMBER OF CONGRESS

    _________________________ _________________________
    Raúl M. Grijalva Jan Schakowsky
    MEMBER OF CONGRESS MEMBER OF CONGRESS
    _________________________ _________________________
    James P. McGovern Veronica Escobar
    MEMBER OF CONGRESS MEMBER OF CONGRESS

    _________________________ _________________________
    Joe Neguse Ayanna Pressley
    MEMBER OF CONGRESS MEMBER OF CONGRESS

    _________________________ _________________________
    Karen Bass Danny K. Davis
    MEMBER OF CONGRESS MEMBER OF CONGRESS

    _________________________ _________________________
    Linda T. Sánchez Grace Meng
    MEMBER OF CONGRESS MEMBER OF CONGRESS

    _________________________ _________________________
    Mondaire Jones Ilhan Omar
    MEMBER OF CONGRESS MEMBER OF CONGRESS

    _________________________ _________________________
    Jamaal Bowman, Ed.D. Jason Crow
    MEMBER OF CONGRESS MEMBER OF CONGRESS

    _________________________ _________________________
    Judy Chu Nydia M. Velázquez
    MEMBER OF CONGRESS MEMBER OF CONGRESS

    _________________________ _________________________
    Ritchie Torres Sylvia R. Garcia
    MEMBER OF CONGRESS MEMBER OF CONGRESS
    _________________________ _________________________
    Earl Blumenauer Barbara Lee
    MEMBER OF CONGRESS MEMBER OF CONGRESS

    _________________________ _________________________
    Ted W. Lieu Donald S. Beyer Jr.
    MEMBER OF CONGRESS MEMBER OF CONGRESS

    _________________________ _________________________
    Jimmy Gomez Donald M. Payne, Jr.
    MEMBER OF CONGRESS MEMBER OF CONGRESS

    _________________________
    Nanette Diaz Barragán
    MEMBER OF CONGRESS

    CC: The Honorable Patrick Leahy


    President Pro Tempore

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