Bernie announces his next move: An amendment to take tax deductions away from large corporations that don't pay above $15-an-hour wages. Wants it IN the reconciliation bill— Sam Stein (@samstein) February 26, 2021
Not even ‘Dems’. Kamala Harris can unilaterally overrule this. It’s like the only explicit power the VP has (in her role as president of the senate). But she won’t.
EDIT (x2): I had put something here saying they’d need to vote to uphold Harris’s ruling. That’s a bit of misinformation going around, apparently. The parliamentarian’s ruling is advisory. The real ruling comes from Harris. It would take a vote of congress to overrule Harris, not the Parliamentarian.
Yeah I think your edit is right. Manchin and Sinema say they will side with the parliamentarian no matter what, even if Harris supported overruling her (which she doesn't, as you said).
Basically the White House won't fight for it, and even if they did the Senate won't fight for it, and even if they did Manchin flat-out doesn't support the minimum wage hike anyway. So we're fucked three ways on that one.
First edit was wrong. They only need 41 votes to stick with including it, since the filibuster works in their favor. The parliamentarian isn’t a real role with power—it’s purely advisory.
Not even ‘Dems’. Kamala Harris can unilaterally overrule this. It’s like the only explicit power the VP has (in her role as president of the senate). But she won’t.
EDIT (x2): I had put something here saying they’d need to vote to uphold Harris’s ruling. That’s a bit of misinformation going around, apparently. The parliamentarian’s ruling is advisory. The real ruling comes from Harris. It would take a vote of congress to overrule Harris, not the Parliamentarian.
Yeah I think your edit is right. Manchin and Sinema say they will side with the parliamentarian no matter what, even if Harris supported overruling her (which she doesn't, as you said).
Basically the White House won't fight for it, and even if they did the Senate won't fight for it, and even if they did Manchin flat-out doesn't support the minimum wage hike anyway. So we're fucked three ways on that one.
First edit was wrong. They only need 41 votes to stick with including it, since the filibuster works in their favor. The parliamentarian isn’t a real role with power—it’s purely advisory.
I had to look this up because its so infuriating.