The Senate is delaying the vote to confirm Biden’s choice of DHS during a snowstorm

A snowstorm on the east coast scrambles the start of Senate Week.

One final vote to confirm Alejandro MayorkasAlejandro MayorkasBiden Announces Task Force on Migrant Family Reunification Next Week The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – Which Way Will Democrats Take With COVID-19 Law? Biden immigration plans met early snagsPresident Biden’s choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security will be pushed from 5:30 p.m. Monday to Tuesday due to inclement weather, a senior aide confirmed.

The east coast is currently being hit by a snowstorm, with snow possibly linger until Tuesday.

While Washington, DC, received just inches of snow on Sunday, parts of the Northeast are expected to receive more than 12 inches of snow, according to The Washington Post. The National Weather Service predicts that New York City could be 22 inches by Tuesday morning.

The Senate held a first vote for Mayorkas on Thursday, where he defeated a GOP filibuster. But the Senate struck a deal to hold its final vote on Monday, allowing senators to travel back to their home state for the weekend.

The slowdown comes amid what is becoming a hectic week in Washington as Democrats prepare to pave the way for coronavirus legislation.

The House will vote on a budget resolution this week, the first step to bypass the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster through reconciliation.

Senate Democrats also hope to pass the budget resolution this week, although it was already emerging to become an aggressive timeline even before the snow delay.

Passing a budget in the Senate involves holding a vote-a-rama, a marathon session where any senator who wants to enforce a vote on an amendment can do so.

Leader of the majority of the Senate Charles SchumerChuck Schumer Permanent Capitol Fence Proposal Provides Bipartite Pushback Immigration Reform Can’t Wait Psaki Expects DHS Nominee Mayorkas Will Lead Task Force To Reunite Divorced Families MORE (DN.Y.) has not yet publicly locked its caucus to use reconciliation to weather coronavirus relief.

But he has warned Democrats will walk those away if they are unable to buy 10 Senate Republicans for a deal very similar to Biden’s $ 1.9 trillion proposal.

“Our preference is to make this important work two-pronged – with input, ideas and revisions from our Republican colleagues, or two-pronged efforts to do the same. But if our Republican colleagues decide to oppose this urgent and necessary legislation, we will have to move on without them, ”Schumer said from the Senate late last week.