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Elizabeth MacDonough (view source)
Revision as of 23:13, September 20, 2021
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'''Elizabeth MacDonough''' (born 1966/1967) is a lawyer and the current Parliamentarian of the [[U.S. Senate]]. She was previously a reference assistant and editor for the ''[[Congressional Record]]''. MacDonough was also an intern for district judge Royce C. Lamberth.
==U.S. Senate decisions==
In 2017, MacDonough ruled against allowing Republicans to include a repeal of the [[Johnson Amendment]] in the tax cut bill that year.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/s264/summary S. 264 (115th): The Free Speech Fairness Act]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved September 20, 2021.</ref>
In late February 2021, MacDonough removed a fifteen-dollar-per-hour minimum wage hike from a 1.9 trillion-dollar [[coronavirus]] "relief bill," noting its violation of budget rules.<ref>Carney, Jordain. [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/540630-parliamentarian-nixes-minimum-wage-hike-in-coronavirus-bill Parliamentarian nixes minimum wage hike in coronavirus bill]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved September 20, 2021.</ref> The decision proved to be a setback for [[far-left]]ists.
In September 2021, MacDonough struck out a Senate Democrat proposal to include immigration "reform" in a $3.5 trillion spending bill, noting that the measure was:<ref>Carney, Jordain (September 19, 2021.). [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/572956-senate-parliamentarian-deals-blow-to-democrats-immigration-reform-plan Senate parliamentarian nixes Democrats' immigration plan]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved September 20, 2021.</ref>
{{cquote|...by any standard a broad, new immigration policy.}}
==References==
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==U.S. Senate decisions==
In 2017, MacDonough ruled against allowing Republicans to include a repeal of the [[Johnson Amendment]] in the tax cut bill that year.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/s264/summary S. 264 (115th): The Free Speech Fairness Act]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved September 20, 2021.</ref>
In late February 2021, MacDonough removed a fifteen-dollar-per-hour minimum wage hike from a 1.9 trillion-dollar [[coronavirus]] "relief bill," noting its violation of budget rules.<ref>Carney, Jordain. [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/540630-parliamentarian-nixes-minimum-wage-hike-in-coronavirus-bill Parliamentarian nixes minimum wage hike in coronavirus bill]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved September 20, 2021.</ref> The decision proved to be a setback for [[far-left]]ists.
In September 2021, MacDonough struck out a Senate Democrat proposal to include immigration "reform" in a $3.5 trillion spending bill, noting that the measure was:<ref>Carney, Jordain (September 19, 2021.). [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/572956-senate-parliamentarian-deals-blow-to-democrats-immigration-reform-plan Senate parliamentarian nixes Democrats' immigration plan]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved September 20, 2021.</ref>
{{cquote|...by any standard a broad, new immigration policy.}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:MacDonough, Elizabeth}}
[[Category:Virginia]]
[[Category:Women]]
[[Category:United States Senate]]
[[Category:Independents]]