📋Senate's Rules Expert Just Gutted Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill"
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+1 moreMeet Elizabeth MacDonough, the Senate's ultimate rule enforcer who just told Trump "not so fast" on his massive legislation package. This little-known official has more power to stop presidential agendas than most senators.
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Why This Matters
The unelected official who stops presidents:
One person can kill billion-dollar policies by pointing to arcane Senate rules most people never heard of
Your senators can't just vote on anything:
Budget reconciliation rules limit what passes with simple majorities, protecting minority party rights
Why Trump can't steamroll everything:
Parliamentary procedure designed 50+ years ago still constrains modern presidents who want to bypass opposition
Democracy's hidden guardrails:
Boring procedural rules often matter more than campaign promises when it comes to actual governing
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Who is the current Senate Parliamentarian who will rule on Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill"?
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What is the official name of Trump's comprehensive legislative package?
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What Senate rule governs whether provisions can be included in budget reconciliation bills?
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Which provision in the House bill would ban enforcement of state AI regulations for 10 years?
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Approximately how many pages long is the "One Big Beautiful Bill"?
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What happened to the Democratic attempt to include a $15 minimum wage in reconciliation legislation during the Biden administration?
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How many House committees were instructed to write portions of the reconciliation bill?
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What constitutional principle is potentially undermined by the provision requiring bonds for court contempt enforcement?
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