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Biden’s plans for Ukraine aid, Covid relief jammed up over immigration dispute
According to this article on NBC News, by Sahil Kapur, Frank Thorp V and Julie Tsirkin
“WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s immediate priorities of securing $33 billion in aid to Ukraine and $10 billion in funding for Covid relief aren’t passing Congress in a hurry.
Both are jammed up over an unrelated dispute about immigration, with Senate Republicans filibustering the bipartisan Covid relief bill unless the Democratic-controlled chamber votes on an amendment to reimpose the Trump-era Title 42 rule. The rule allow U.S. officials to turn away asylum-seekers at the border due to the pandemic.
Every option comes with challenges, creating a complicated thicket for the White House and Democratic leaders to navigate. Biden’s preferred approach would struggle to get 60 votes in the Senate. But giving in to GOP demands and reversing course on immigration would create problems for the package in the House.”