Senate Parliamentarian Threatens the Big, Beautiful Bill
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As the Senate continues to work on the Big, Beautiful Bill (BBB), one unelected official has been working overtime to shrink it and cut back on President Trump’s agenda.
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Current Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has taken a chainsaw to the House-passed legislation, reducing its size in several critical areas.
The Daily Caller has the story:
MacDonough has advised Senate Republicans that major reforms to Medicaid will have to be struck from the president’s landmark bill to comply with stringent budget rules. MacDonough has thus far flagged 47 provisions that must be stripped from the bill or revised to comply with Senate rules, effectively forcing Senate Republicans to go back to the drawing board to rewrite major sections of the bill.
Healthcare-related provisions that MacDonough struck from the bill include prohibiting federal Medicaid funding for sex change procedures, denying federal Medicaid funding to states for coverage of certain noncitizens and reducing federal Medicaid expenditures for the Obamacare expansion population in states that offer free healthcare to illegal immigrants.
Although the Caller does not mention it, MacDonough also flagged a provision that would cut federal funding for Planned Parenthood. We’re encouraged intercessors to reach out to Senate leadership about this decision, and you can do so by clicking the ad below.
What are the consequences of MacDonough’s actions? Up until now, Republicans have been using the budget reconciliation process to pass the BBB, allowing them to pass legislation with a simple majority. However, should they try to pass the BBB with the flagged provisions, the bill will then be subject to the normal voting process in which it must secure 60 votes to pass. We discussed the role of the Parliamentarian and her actions in June’s First Friday broadcast, which you can watch embedded below:
This move is a huge setback for Republicans. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said previously that he would not overrule the Parliamentarian’s rulings, potentially leaving the future of the BBB uncertain.
Republicans will likely either have to drop the controversial provisions from the bill entirely or hope for 60 votes, an outcome that seems all but impossible due to the staunch opposition from 47 Democrat senators. Senator Thune could also chose not to vote on the legislation this coming week, but that would mean the legislation would not arrive on the President’s Desk by July 4, a date President Trump has pushed for as a hard deadline.
Things seem bleak and impossible right now, but that impossibility should only motivate our prayers. We worship the God of the impossible who makes all things work together for His good. Let’s pray for Him to intervene in the Senate and for His will to be done!
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(Excerpt from The Daily Caller. Photo Credit: Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)
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Who and what is this Parliamentarian anyway. Where does this person gain this kind of authority? In my nearly 67 years of living, I have never even heard of such a position. In my opinion, this person has WAY too much power, especially considering that they are not even an elected official. Lord Jesus, I pray that Your will may be accomplished in the Senate regarding this piece of legislation. Thank You Jesus.
We must allow any legislation that would eliminate government funding of Planned Parenthood at any level.
There is much in the actual workings of our congress that are puzzling to me – as in, how can one person, unelected by the people, have the power to hold up passage of a bill? I do recognize that it can still pass, but requires a larger number of votes – 60, instead of a simple majority. But I guess I still question the need for a parliamentarian, and explanations still don’t answer that question well for me. Lord, You know all things – so please act to accomplish Your will and purposes. Tightening the national belt financially, or simply changing what is and is not funded is fraught with peril – and brings with it polarizing disagreements. But if fiscal responsibility is not established eventually ruin will result. We desperately need Your intervention!
With our Precious Savior, NOTHING shall be Impossible. Father, we pray YOUR WILL over this and EVERY Situation facing us as we know YOU have a plan and your will for us is always what is best. I pray we all stop acting as if we have ANY control over this or other situations and instead stand on YOUR WORD and rely on our faith and trust in YOU ALONE to have the outcome YOU desire. We need, through prayer and fasting, to ask and thank you for the outcome that YOU have planned from the beginning of the world. To YOU be all Glory, Honor, Power and Praise for you Alone are WORTHY TO BE PRAISED! Amen
Lord, do what is necessary to change this woman’s decisions so the big beautiful bill can pass as Trump has ordained. We pray that you will perform another miracle to get it done. In your NAME we pray. Amen
I don’t think the big beautiful bill will be good for this country, for one the bill cut snap benefits and that will effect a lot of very poor kids , elderly and many more food cost are doing nothing but going up .band will cut taxes for people that really need their taxes cut. The snap program actually helps kids lunches during the summer when they are out of school a lot of kids don’t have the family structure and might not eat lunch or dinner at appropriate times. Plus I read somewhere it would add trillions in national debt, not a good idea
Jesus said you will know them by their fruits. The actions of Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough to prevent the removal of federal funding for sex change operations and abortion will result in continued death and destruction. Senator Thune and those who stand for righteousness and life were put in office for such a time as this and should not allow her to thwart the will of the people. Praying believers have the authority to bind evil (action to continue death & destruction) and loose the Spirit of God (courage & conviction for Senators) in such situations.