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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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There you have it, Thune is even more of a little bitch than McTurtle.
Stupid GOP never learns.
He’s a pansy. Just do it.
Beyond STUPID! EVEN TRENT LOTT FIRED ROBERT DOVE WHEN HE DID THE SAME EXACT THI!
MAN UP. REPUBLICANS.....THE DEMOCRATS WOUKD HAVE HER GONE DAYS AGO !
Rino
TRENT LOTT IS MORE MANLY THAN THUNE! Omg
Thune and MacDonough would balance the lamp post nicely...
Idiot.
So WHICH DEMOCRAT has Thune’s MICROBALLS in a jar??
Maybe Justice Roberts can loan Thune the same microscope he uses to look for his own MICROBALLS.
BALL-LESS Republicans!!!!
The stupid party folds again
Stupid bastards. They have no intention of cutting spending. We are so screwed.
There you have it. Thune has effectivly killed the BBB bill.
fu thune.
He’s not a pansy. He’s a traitor.
Exactly. Thune doesn’t want spending cut so he’s hiding behind the Senate parliamentarian’s skirt.
If you want to keep the House, Toon, yes you will.
Anyone with half a brain knew it would be the Republicans that block Trump and run out the clock on his Presidency.
In his first term, the Republicans owned the House, Senate and WH. - and all they did was vote to Investigate Trump.
Did you see Massie on TV when Biden was President?
Did Rand Paul camp out on the Sunday shows?
It’s about tying Trump up and running out the Clock. Just like they made him fight the Silly Russia, Russia, Russia lies. However, they gave Joe what he wanted.
Didn’t you know that Thune got 77M votes! /sarc
Trump, when he leaves, should wipe out the GOP.
Useless cowards playing pretend Congressmen.
Screw Senate “rules”.
Did you expect him not to be?
In actuality, he’s glad she torpedoed it, so that he didn’t have to vote for it.
These clowns hated it from the git go, and were looking for ways to kill it. They were trying to figure out who they could get to vote against it, now they don’t HAVE to.
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