.thereidout Blog: Republicans vowed to block a $10B Covid aid package unless the Biden administration reinstates a policy that targets migrants.
Regardless, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the Covid bill wouldn't move forward without an amendment reinstating Title 42.
Demonstrators hold signs during a protest against Title 42 near the San Ysidro Port of Entry border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, last month.Republicans, hellbent on their anti-immigration stance, are trying to bring the policy back. And they may have help from Democrats. Some conservative-leaning centrists in the Democratic Party, including Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Sens. Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, also want Title 42 reinstated, despite the CDC’s guidance. That sliver of Democratic support for the policy is complicating things for Schumer, who on TuesdayThe Democratic leader needs 60 votes to overcome a filibuster, which he doesn’t currently have.