Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said “No” Thursday when asked if he would overrule Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, who rejected key Medicaid provisions in the so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill.”
When reporters asked him about the matter, Thune said, “No. That would not be a good outcome for getting a bill done,” according to the Hill.
The outlet said MacDonough “rejected a plan that would cap states’ ability to collect more federal Medicaid funding via healthcare care provider taxes. The move would have collected hundreds of billions in savings, which Republicans were relying on.”
Several Republicans wanted the Senate to “sideline” MacDonough, prompting Thune’s response, according to Politico.
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When speaking of trying to keep the provisions in the bill, Thune added that
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