Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) on Thursday known as for Senate Majority Chief John Thune (R-S.D.) to fireside Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough “ASAP,” hours after she delivered a serious ruling in opposition to a Republican proposal to slash lots of of billions of {dollars} in federal Medicaid spending to assist pay for President Trump’s tax agenda.
The parliamentarian additionally dominated in opposition to provisions to ban federal funding of Medicaid and the Youngsters’s Well being Insurance coverage Program (CHIP) for adults or youngsters whose immigration standing can’t be instantly verified and to decrease federal Medicaid funding for states that present Medicaid protection to immigrants within the nation illegally.
“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. This is a perfect example of why Americans hate THE SWAMP,” Tuberville posted on X, the social media website.
“Unelected bureaucrats think they know better than U.S. Congressmen who are elected BY THE PEOPLE. Her job is not to push a woke agenda. THE SENATE PARLIAMENTARIAN SHOULD BE FIRED ASAP,” he mentioned.
Tuberville posted his feedback publicly across the similar time that Thune advised reporters that he wouldn’t try and overrule the parliamentarian with a simple-majority vote on the ground.
A Senate GOP supply acquainted with the parliamentarian’s ruling on Medicaid eligibility and well being care supplier taxes mentioned that Republicans will attempt to rework the provisions to maintain them within the large invoice.
“We’ll continue our work and find a solution to achieve the desired results. Also, this is not as fatal as Dems are portraying it to be,” the supply mentioned.
Former Senate Majority Chief Harry Reid (D-Nev.) appointed MacDonough in January of 2012 to function parliamentarian. She is the primary girl to serve within the position.
She is the sixth Senate parliamentarian, and labored within the parliamentarian’s workplace for practically a decade earlier than she was tapped to exchange Alan Frumin.
