Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) on Thursday known as for Senate Majority Chief John Thune (R-S.D.) to fireplace Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough “ASAP,” hours after she delivered a serious ruling against a Republican proposal to slash a whole bunch 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 Kids’s Well being Insurance coverage Program (CHIP) for adults or children 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 suggested Al Gore, simply STRUCK DOWN a provision BANNING illegals from stealing Medicaid from Americans. This can be a good instance of why People hate THE SWAMP,” Tuberville posted on X, the social media website.
“Unelected bureaucrats assume they know higher than U.S. Congressmen who’re elected BY THE PEOPLE. Her job is to not push a woke agenda. THE SENATE PARLIAMENTARIAN SHOULD BE FIRED ASAP,” he mentioned.
Tuberville posted his feedback publicly across the similar time that Thune informed reporters that he would not attempt to overrule the parliamentarian with a simple-majority vote on the ground.
A Senate GOP supply accustomed to 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 huge invoice.
“We’ll proceed our work and discover a resolution to attain the specified outcomes. Additionally, this isn’t as deadly 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.