Senate parliamentarian knocks pieces out of Trump’s megabill

Juggernaut74 · Friday at 9:20 AM

Senate parliamentarian knocks pieces out of Trump’s megabill

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has ruled that several key pieces of the massive bill to implement President Trump’s agenda run afoul of the Byrd Rule and must be taken out of the packa…

thehill.com

Among the key edits: removing the decrease in pay for Fed Reserve staff, capping funding for the CFPB and eliminating the PCAOB.

I suspect the next step in the process is that the MAGA goobers in the Senate will fire her and replace her with someone more in line with their thinking…perhaps someone who flunked out of eighth grade.

Mycroft · Friday at 9:30 AM

Juggernaut74 said:
Senate parliamentarian knocks pieces out of Trump’s megabill

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has ruled that several key pieces of the massive bill to implement President Trump’s agenda run afoul of the Byrd Rule and must be taken out of the packa…

thehill.com

Among the key edits: removing the decrease in pay for Fed Reserve staff, capping funding for the CFPB and eliminating the PCAOB.

I suspect the next step in the process is that the MAGA goobers in the Senate will fire her and replace her with someone more in line with their thinking…perhaps someone who flunked out of eighth grade.

More likely Thune will override this...even though he doesn't want to do that.

j brown's body · Friday at 9:32 AM

Mycroft said:
More likely Thune will override this...even though he doesn't want to do that.

Indeed. The GOP supports the Parlimentarian when she rules against Dems but not when she rules against them.

It won't be the first time.

Senate Republicans Say They Will Overrule the Parliamentarian to Overturn EPA Policy

Republicans are planning to break decades of precedent to prevent California from phasing out gas cars.

www.notus.org

Bok Tuklo · Friday at 9:34 AM

j brown's body said:
Indeed. They support the Parlimentarian when she rules against Dems and not when she rules against them.

They already have the ability to put their priorities into law, taxes and judges, with a simple majority. No need to go all in on killing the filibuster.

Str8shooter · Friday at 9:35 AM

j brown's body said:
Indeed. The GOP supports the Parlimentarian when she rules against Dems but not when she rules against them.

It won't be the first time.

Senate Republicans Say They Will Overrule the Parliamentarian to Overturn EPA Policy

Republicans are planning to break decades of precedent to prevent California from phasing out gas cars.

www.notus.org

... and the democrats ... Really?

holbritter · Friday at 9:45 AM

Juggernaut74 said:
Senate parliamentarian knocks pieces out of Trump’s megabill

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has ruled that several key pieces of the massive bill to implement President Trump’s agenda run afoul of the Byrd Rule and must be taken out of the packa…

thehill.com

Among the key edits: removing the decrease in pay for Fed Reserve staff, capping funding for the CFPB and eliminating the PCAOB.

I suspect the next step in the process is that the MAGA goobers in the Senate will fire her and replace her with someone more in line with their thinking…perhaps someone who flunked out of eighth grade.

Can our Moron in Charge be anymore ****ing obvious on why these are in the Big Brainless Bill??

j brown's body · Friday at 9:48 AM

Str8shooter said:
... and the democrats ... Really?

No clue what this means.

Rogue Valley · Friday at 9:50 AM

Unexpectedly, the GOP Senate version of Trump's 'Big, Ugly Tax Act' is even more draconian than the GOP House version.

Millions more Americans would lose their Medicaid health insurance.

Fox News poll spells bad news for Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill"

Less than half of Republicans believe the legislation will benefit their families, according to the poll.

www.newsweek.com

Str8shooter · Friday at 9:59 AM

j brown's body said:
No clue what this means.

That response was in response to a quote that Republicans only agree with the Parliamentarian when the ruling favors them. This is also true for Democrats.

j brown's body · Friday at 9:59 AM

Str8shooter said:
That response was in response to a quote that Republicans only agree with the Parliamentarian when the ruling favors them. This is also true for Democrats.

Link?

Str8shooter · Friday at 10:13 AM

j brown's body said:
Link?

Read your own quote. You said, "Indeed. The GOP supports the Parlimentarian when she rules against Dems but not when she rules against them.

It won't be the first time." You did so in the 3rd post in this thread.

BirdinHand · Friday at 10:16 AM

Rogue Valley said:
Unexpectedly, the GOP Senate version of Trump's 'Big, Ugly Tax Act' is even more draconian than the GOP House version.

Millions more Americans would lose their Medicaid health insurance.

Fox News poll spells bad news for Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill"

Less than half of Republicans believe the legislation will benefit their families, according to the poll.

www.newsweek.com

They’re really showing Americans just how little they care about them, aren’t they?

Big money interests are all that matter.

Roadvirus · Friday at 3:31 PM

Juggernaut74 said:
Senate parliamentarian knocks pieces out of Trump’s megabill

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has ruled that several key pieces of the massive bill to implement President Trump’s agenda run afoul of the Byrd Rule and must be taken out of the packa…

thehill.com

Among the key edits: removing the decrease in pay for Fed Reserve staff, capping funding for the CFPB and eliminating the PCAOB.

I suspect the next step in the process is that the MAGA goobers in the Senate will fire her and replace her with someone more in line with their thinking…perhaps someone who flunked out of eighth grade.

Oh yeah. That'll cause some butthurt.

It'll be like the CBO...the bitching about "bias" will start up, prompting calls for "reform" (someone else who is more MAGA-friendly).

Senate parliamentarian knocks pieces out of Trump’s megabill

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