45 Groups Urge Senate Republican Leadership to Follow the Rules on Budget Bill

45 Groups Urge Senate Republican Leadership to Follow the Rules on Budget Bill

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and the Republican majority should follow the guidance of the Senate Parliamentarian on the tax and budget bill, 45 groups said in a letter sent today.The Parliamentarian is tasked with issuing rulings to determine which provisions of the bill are subject to the “Byrd rule” and thus not eligible to be passed by simple majority using the reconciliation process. However, Thune and the Senate Republican ma…