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Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough Could Hold The Key To Enacting Biden’s Agenda

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough was appointed by former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) in 2012. Now she will serve…

4 years ago

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Will Vote With Democrats To Pass Climate & Tax Bill

Centrist Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) has been a question mark ever since Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) agreed to a…

2 years ago

Senate Parliamentarian Rejects Immigration Reform On Build Back Better Bill

The Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, has rejected the Democratic plan to include immigration reform on the proposed social spending bill…

3 years ago

Democrats Can’t Include Immigration Reform In Budget Bill, Senate Parliamentarian Rules

On Sunday night, the Senate parliamentarian issued a ruling that blocks Democrats' attempt to give undocumented immigrants legal status in…

3 years ago

Senate Parliamentarian Will Allow Multiple Bills To Pass Via Reconciliation, Opening Path For Biden Agenda

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough approved Senate Democrats' use of budget reconciliation to pass President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan infrastructure bill…

4 years ago

Average Corporate Tax Rate Fell By 50% After 2017 GOP Overhaul

The average U.S. corporate tax rate fell by more than half, to 7.8 percent, following the 2017 Republican tax overhaul,…

4 years ago

Biden’s $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan Approved In House, 219-212

The House of Representatives passed Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan early on Saturday morning by a vote of…

4 years ago

Biden ‘Disappointed’ By Senate Parliamentarian’s Call To Kill $15 Minimum Wage In COVID Relief Bill

On Thursday night, Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled against Joe Biden's plan to raise the federal minimum wage to $15, as…

4 years ago

Senate Parliamentarian Won’t Allow $15 Minimum Wage In Biden COVID Relief Bill

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled against the planned minimum wage increase to $15 per hour included in President Joe Biden's $1.9…

4 years ago