Left-leaning Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that key GOP provisions in President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” violate the rules. The Republicans are pushing President Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ through budget reconciliation because it will only need a simple majority to pass. However, the Senate Parliamentarian has to approve of certain provisions in the bill otherwise they cannot pass with a simple majority vote. Elizabeth MacDonough over the weekend struck down several GOP provisions in the bill by applying the ‘Byrd Rule.’ MacDonough rejected: The federal government defunding sanctuary cities Defunding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (DOGE targeted this agency) The EPA’s effort to roll back Electric Vehicle mandates A proposal to restrict federal courts from issuing nationwide injunctions The Hill reported: The Senate parliamentarian has…
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