Texas Republicans have had a rough go of it over the past few days in the “Byrd bath” process that determines what’s eligible for inclusion in the filibuster-proof reconciliation package.
Late Sunday, the Senate parliamentarian advised that a $10 billion fund to reimburse border states, primarily Texas, for costs associated with security and immigration enforcement as previously drafted was a violation of the so-called Byrd rule and would be subject to a 60-vote point of order if left in the bill as is.
Prior guidance from Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough late Friday left $250 million for the fire-damaged Coast Guard station on South Padre Island “Byrded out” of the bill.
