US EditionSome Congressional Republicans Fume over Senate Parliamentarian Medicaid Advice
- On Friday, June 27, Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled against multiple OBBBA provisions for violating the Byrd Rule.
- The Byrd Rule restricts reconciliation to budgetary measures, leading MacDonough to rule out provisions violating it, requiring removal for Senate passage.
- MacDonough ruled that provisions on SNAP accountability, Medicaid reforms, gun silencers deregulation, and EITC verification violated the Byrd Rule, leading to their removal.
- Republican Senators are rushing to rewrite provisions as the bill risks adding up to $4.5 trillion to the deficit over a decade, amid ongoing procedural disputes.
- Some senators warn that overruling MacDonough could trigger retaliation, echoing 2001's ousting of Robert Dove, and set a harmful precedent for future Senate rulings.
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Lawmakers’ love-hate relationship with a little-known but powerful Senate official is in full swing as Republicans scramble to advance President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill. But Senate leaders and aides in both parties see only downside to sidelining Senate…
Why neither party is willing to oust Senate parliamentarian
Lawmakers’ love-hate relationship with a little-known but powerful Senate official is in full swing as Republicans scramble to advance President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill. But Senate leaders and aides in both parties see only downside to sidelining Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, even as conservatives call for her ouster for vetoing myriad provisions in Trump’s sprawling domestic policy agenda that she says violate rules …
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