Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough is receiving pushback from Senate Republicans over her recent rulings regarding President Donald Trump’s latest budget reconciliation bill.
MacDonough ruled against provisions in Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” on Thursday that would allow for massive cuts to programs such as Medicaid. This angered Senate Republicans, who have been working to push the bill through.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Senate parliamentarian.
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Background
Elizabeth MacDonough, 59, was born on Feb. 16, 1966. She grew up close to Washington, D.C., and received her bachelor’s degree from George Washington University in 1988 before starting a position as a legislative reference assistant in the Senate library in 1990. She left this position to attend Vermont Law School in 1995 and received her law degree
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