Big Beautiful Bill Chaos: Senate Rules

Uncover the drama surrounding the Big Beautiful Bill stalled in the Senate, with Elizabeth MacDonough, the Senate Parliamentarian appointed by Harry Reid, under fire for enforcing the Byrd Rule. Learn why Medicaid cuts for undocumented children were struck down, how John Thune could have replaced the parliamentarian. Discover how broadband funding in the bill hides a “Trojan horse” for politicians’ pocket money, and why Trump demands the bill pass without changes to meet the deadline. Get the truth on Senate reconciliation, the Byrd Rule, and the fight for a simple majority vote.

The big Beautiful Bill has been in the Senate for some time. There is a bunch of noise about the parliamentarian. Elizabeth MacDonough is the Senate Parliamentarian. Now republicans have the majority of the Senate and they can make rules and rule changes. The Senate Majority leader does appoint a parliamentarian. We don’t know if she is a woke parliamentarian, she was appointed in 2012 by Harry Reid. She presided over both impeachment trials of Trump. She has to make sure that the rules are followed for every bill. When you have a reconciliation bill, you have to follow the Byrd rule that the bill has to deal with budget items.
Medicaid is not supposed to go to illegals. But if you have a child that has a status that is undetermined they get medical. John Thune has known for a month that the Parliamentarian was going to strike down the cuts.
They want to blame the Parliamentarian. Why now? John Thune could have replaced her when he was elected to majority leader.
The Byrd rule named after Senator Robert Byrd, is a senate rule that restricts the inclusion of extraneous provisions in budget reconciliation legislation. It defines what is considered extraneous and therefore ineligible for inclusion in reconciliation bills, a process used to pass budget legislation with a simple majority in the Senate, a 51 vote to pass.
The parliamentarian is to go through the bill to remove items that are not related to the subject of the bill. She has been doing this for years. Budget reconciliation bills are expedited pieces of legislation having to do with spending, tax and debt limits. These types of bills can be passed with a simple majority because they have a time limit on floor debate, meaning that the senate and House never have to reach the 60% vote threshold required to end debate.
MTG is adamantly opposed but she voted to send it to the Senate. She didn’t read the bill before voting on it.
For the bill to pass the bill it will have to pass the Senate, go to the House and be voted on straight up in the House without any changes for it to make the deadline.
They are putting money in the bill for broadband, this is pocket money for politicians. We have been funding high speed internet for 20 years, so they can take a little off for themselves. The moratorium proposal transforms a broadband bill into a national tech policy Trojan horse. Medicaid changes don’t meet Senate rules in the Big Beautiful bill, says parliamentarian. Trump has already said to get the troublemakers out of the way, pass the bill and send to his desk.