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By Brooke Mallory
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that several components of the sweeping legislative package intended to advance President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” purportedly violate the Byrd Rule.
As a result, these provisions must be removed to enable the bill to proceed under the budget reconciliation process, which allows passage by a simple majority vote.
The Byrd Rule is a guideline used in the U.S. Senate to limit what can be included in budget reconciliation bills, which are special types of legislation that can pass with a simple majority and avoid the threat of a filibuster. It was named after Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV), who introduced it in the 1980s…
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