Parliamentarian: Dems only get one more chance to sidestep GOP this year

[New Breed Leader]

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has effectively ruled that only one more automatic budget reconciliation is permissible this year, dealing a blow to Democrats who previously thought they would have two more chances to sidestep Republicans in advancing President Biden's agenda.
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The bombshell ruling effectively means Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) will be able to use only one more reconciliation vehicle to pass Biden's key legislative priorities this year. He will not be able to divide up the $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan and the $1.8 trillion American Families Plan, as well as Biden's calls to expand Medicare and lower the price of prescription drugs, into multiple reconciliation packages, as was envisioned only a few weeks ago.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/556483-parliamentarian-democrats-only-get-one-more-chance-to-sidestep-gop-this-year

[WHITT]

1. One More This Congressional Session

two more this year, as a new session starts in October.

[Joinfortmill]

2. Pass the damn voting rights acts.

[PortTack]

3. Posted earlier..parliamentarian rules Dems can use reconciliation twice

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215488064

[SoonerPride]

4. What a sad state of affairs

That a parliamentarian has such power over the ability of our government to do anything.

If our senators had enough gumption they could just do what was needed.

But alas that isn’t the case. Oh well.

[PoliticAverse]

8. Actually the parliamentarian has little power and could simply be ignored. n/t

[maxsolomon]

5. I'd thought she'd ruled they could AMEND the 1st Reconciliation package for Covid Relief.

Who made her Queen of the Senate anyway?

[triron]

7. Yeah. Democrats should tel her to stick it up her ass.

[poli-junkie]

6. Can't Veep Harris overrule the parliamentarian?

[PoliticAverse]

10. Yes, rulings by the parliamentarian are in no way binding....

Five Facts on the Senate Parliamentarian
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2021/02/19/five_facts_on_the_senate_parliamentarian_660915.html#!

[dem4decades]

9. If only we had won the Senate. Did Mitch have this much of a problem?

Mitch seemed to have slammed through anything he wanted.