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🚨Statement Alert🚨 In response to the Senate Parliamentarian’s ruling on a pathway to citizenship through reconciliation, @AnaMariaArchil2 , co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy, issued the following statement: 
“Today, the Senate Parliamentarian once again issued a misguided advisory opinion against the inclusion of a pathway to citizenship in reconciliation. However, there is precedent and a strong rationale for the immigration proposal to be included in the reconciliation bill."
If Democrats, who control the Senate, House of Representatives, and the White House choose to follow this advisory opinion, they would be shutting the doors to millions of undocumented immigrants who call this country home.
VIDEO THREAD: This morning, environmental activists with @ShutDown_DC, @IENearth, @ArmInArmClimate blocked several entrances to the White House to demand Biden back policies for a fossil-fuel-free future.
At east entrance, they chained themselves to fake oil tower and wind mill.
At east entrance, they chained themselves to fake oil tower and wind mill.
"We'll speak to you in your colonizer language if we have to," an activist said in an interview directed at Biden as activists blockaded White House south entrance.
"We're demanding that you put climate at the front of your agenda like you said in the first place."
"We're demanding that you put climate at the front of your agenda like you said in the first place."
At the White House south entrance, a vehicle tried to get in despite the enviro activist blockade.
Activists cheered as police made the car turn around.
Activists cheered as police made the car turn around.
1/? The rebuttal was excellent! 😀
"It's frustrating to see the times use their platform to promote the mis-informed opinions of someone who didn't even bother to google it. There is a huge amount of data on these projects,
"It's frustrating to see the times use their platform to promote the mis-informed opinions of someone who didn't even bother to google it. There is a huge amount of data on these projects,
2/ "& it is important to remember that the primary motivation is usually safety, but often times even mean that traffic moves FASTER. The author of the letter likely only remembers the worst days after the project, but doesn't remember the many traffic jams they sat in beforehand
3/ "Here is the city's data on before/after traffic studies: seattle.gov/transportation…
