There is no greater threat to the survival of Western Civilization than the Affluent White Female Liberal (AWFL).
Yes, this just happened.
From Breitbart:
Senate Parliamentarian Blocks Provisions in 'Big Beautiful Bill' to Restrict Medicaid Funds for Illegal Aliens
These clauses will need 60 votes to pass, rather than the 51 needed for budget reconciliation.
Prohibiting federal financial participation under Medicaid and CHIP for individuals without verified citizenship, nationality or satisfactory immigration status. This section prohibits federal financial participation in Medicaid for adults and kids whose citizenship, nationality, or immigration status cannot be immediately verified, overriding the existing 90-day reasonable opportunity period that currently exists for states to provide coverage as they verify individuals' immigration status under threat of withholding federal funds. (Section 71109)
Immigrant Medicaid Eligibility. This section denies federal funding to states for Medicaid coverage for certain immigrants who are not citizens. (Section 71110)
Expansion of FMAP for certain states providing payments for health care furnished to certain individuals. This section lowers the Medicaid expansion federal medical assistance percentage from 90 percent to 80 percent for states that choose to provide coverage to people who are undocumented using the state's own funds. (Section 71111)
Elizabeth MacDonough was appointed by former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in 2012 as the Senate Parliamentarian, an unelected legal advisor that reminds the chamber of Senate rules.
In this case, the question is about the Byrd Rule, a 1985 provision named after former Senator Robert Byrd that allows the Senate to push through gluttonous bowel movements massive annual budgets so they can waste lots of your tax money keep the government running without the hassle of the filibuster and the 60-vote threshold (which were were designed to keep Congress from passing wasteful, tyrannical bills).
MacDonough says stopping free healthcare for illegals isn't something that can be passed without following the usual rules of the Senate.
MacDonough has shot down numerous other provisions of the Big Beautiful Bill in recent days.
Republicans had thoughts:
Just a reminder that Senate Majority Leader John Thune can fire her whenever he wants!
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