Difference between revisions of "Elizabeth MacDonough"
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| − | In 2017, MacDonough ruled against allowing Republicans to include a repeal of the [[Johnson Amendment]] in the | + | In 2017, MacDonough ruled against allowing Republicans to include a repeal of the [[Johnson Amendment]] in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which ultimately passed and was signed into law 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. | ||
Revision as of 23:17, September 20, 2021
| Elizabeth MacDonough | |
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| Former Parliamentarian of the United States Senate From: February 2, 2012 – present | |
| Predecessor | Alan Frumin |
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) |
| Information | |
| Party | Independent |
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 at one point 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 Cuts and Jobs Act which ultimately passed and was signed into law that year.[1]
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.[2] The decision proved to be a setback for far-leftists.
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:[3]
| “ | ...by any standard a broad, new immigration policy. | ” |
References
- ↑ S. 264 (115th): The Free Speech Fairness Act. GovTrack.us. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ↑ Carney, Jordain. Parliamentarian nixes minimum wage hike in coronavirus bill. The Hill. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ↑ Carney, Jordain (September 19, 2021.). Senate parliamentarian nixes Democrats' immigration plan. The Hill. Retrieved September 20, 2021.