Posted on 06/26/2025 12:30:20 PM PDT by DFG
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday the Senate would not move to overrule its parliamentarian after she advised that including key provisions in the GOP’s domestic-policy megabill would expose it to a fatal Democratic filibuster.
After the decisions were publicized Thursday, multiple conservative Republicans called on the Senate to sideline Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough. But when asked by POLITICO about overruling her, Thune said, “No, that would not be a good option for getting a bill done.”
The rulings from MacDonough affected several major pieces of the GOP plan, including a provision that would crack down on provider taxes that states used to fund their Medicaid programs as well as measures meant to exclude undocumented residents from public benefits. Republicans are expected to try to rewrite the provisions in hopes of winning MacDonough’s blessing.
“How is it that an unelected swamp bureaucrat, who was appointed by Harry Reid over a decade ago, gets to decide what can and cannot go in President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill?” wrote Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) on X.
“The WOKE Senate Parliamentarian, who was appointed by Harry Reid and advised Al Gore, just STRUCK DOWN a provision BANNING illegals from stealing Medicaid from American citizens,” added Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), also on X. “This is a perfect example of why Americans hate THE SWAMP.”
MacDonough’s rulings are crucial because Senate Republicans are seeking to use special budget reconciliation rules to avoid a Democratic filibuster and pass the bill on party lines; those rules limit such bills to strictly fiscal-related matters.
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What a pussy!!
These republitards are just worthless pieces of cr@p!!
I mean how totally worthless trash is this party?
They have victory within reach,and the little bitches are gonna just throw it away!!!
ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED!!
Trump can’t just Will everything fixed. And with pussies like these ‘tards is there no hope?
That’s a joke right?? Because there will be no democrats voting to get to 60 votes.
Then republicans have to go by the parliamentary process. Nobody should be complaining then.
Why in the hell can’t these spendatures be passed by Congress separately THEY have the purse strings AND control of spending!! What in the hell can’t laws be passed that FORBID non citizens from attaining public benefits????
Well then this is absolutely asinine!
Nobody should complain when their tax increase is 60% because after all no one should expect the Senate to do their job and remove a leftist parliamentarian who shows clear bias in how she scores bills.
I get it, shut up, sit down and take it America. Sorry, no sale.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/16/politics/immigration-senate-democrats-parliamentarian-build-back-better
They know exactly what they’re doing. They’re compromised.
The issue is not whether or not the person making the ruling is an elected representative. The only thing pertinent is whether the parliamentarian is reading the Senate rules correctly or not. Thune has decided they are reading the rules correctly (reading the senate rules as they are) and that he does not have a 2/3 majority of votes willing to change the rules.
Hey Daddy:fire that senate parlementarian !
what if.... Thune was really a democrat or at best a swampy?
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