Senator, has Puerto Rico come up in discussions with your Senate colleagues during the current Congress? —

A THREAD 🧵 Sen. BENNET: "There hasn't been much discussion."

Friends: I asked a half-dozen relevant Senators and at least a dozen relevant staffers today for an update in the promised citizenship pathways.

Breaks my heart to tweet this but it ain't looking good, as of now. 🧵 As it stands, the votes aren't there for BBB, which is now very much shelved.

Outside of reconciliation's simple majority, GOP Senators I've asked agree: there'll be no support for relief, let along the 10 votes needed.

Illuminating train ride through the Senate tunnels with @SenatorMenendez. Here's what he had to say on immigration policy to @LauraLitvan and me —

🧵 >> @SenatorMenendez on parliamentarian: "I disagree with her views. I think that what we've already presented her is foursquare within the budgetary process and has a budgetary effect and in the past, Republicans have used reconciliation for elements of immigration changes."

Excellent reporting in @thehill by @Rafael_Bernal_ with the latest on immigrant relief talks in Congress: thehill.com/latino/580021-…

Short 🧵 Many great takeaways from Bernal's reporting, but this one is key for anyone counting on permanent relief in BBB:

>> @HispanicCaucus' "four Senate members asked the three amigos to push forward on including the change of registry date in the final House reconciliation bill."

Immigration update from @SenatorDurbin: "I talked to Nancy [Pelosi] last night and went over possibilities and she's got her hands full. I think she can do it. She's masterful, but at this point, there's some divisions within our caucus that she's trying to work out." 🧵 >> "The first two things we presented to the Senate parliamentarian have passed the house. So there are some who said, We want to send over what we've already approved." - @SenatorDurbin