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==U.S. Senate decisions==

==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 2017, MacDonough ruled against allowing Republicans to include a repeal of the [[Johnson Amendment]] in the major [[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 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.