Republicans brush off Trump demand to oust nonpartisan Senate rulekeeper
Senate Republicans are dismissing President Trump's call to fire the Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, who has ruled against provisions in the GOP's immigration enforcement bill. Trump has criticized MacDonough for perceived bias, but senior Republicans defend her nonpartisan role. They argue that the real issue lies with the Senate's filibuster rules rather than the parliamentarian's decisions.
- ▪Senate Republicans are rejecting Trump's demand to oust the nonpartisan parliamentarian.
- ▪MacDonough ruled that certain funding provisions in the GOP's immigration bill do not comply with Senate rules.
- ▪Republican leaders assert that the filibuster, not the parliamentarian, is the main obstacle to Trump's legislative agenda.
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Senate Republicans are shrugging off President Donald Trump’s demands to fire the chamber’s parliamentarian, a nonpartisan official refereeing which provisions of the GOP’s $70 billion immigration enforcement bill violate Senate rules. Trump made his latest case against Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, accusing her of a liberal bias on Wednesday. The criticism comes as MacDonough has determined that security funding for the White House complex, including the under-construction ballroom, failed to comply with reconciliation rules and would not be able to skirt a filibuster with the rest of the measure.
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