Will Congressional Republicans pass the president Donald Trump’s The “big and beautiful bills” of taxes and spending cuts may articulate one person. Not a swing vote. Not like Senator Rand Paul, r-ky. or R-ky. Rep. Thomas Massie, who occasionally go bankrupt at their parties. But someone you may have never heard of.
After all, Washington has power players. House Speaker Mike JohnsonR-La. , Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, Ohio.
But what about Elizabeth MacDonough?
U.S. Capitol (J. Scott Applewhite/AP photo)
I ventured outside the square near the Library of Congress to see if any visitors to Washington participate in the spring cherry blossoms and heard of Elizabeth MacDonough. There I met Billy Coman from Dublin, Ireland, for the first time visiting Washington.
“It sounds a bit Irish,” I said to Koeman. “Who is Elizabeth MacDonald?”
Coman has temporarily considered this issue.
“Elizabeth MacDonough,” Coman said in an Irish lantern. “Is that a comedian?”
I asked a woman from Sherry from Anchorage, Alaska if she knew the name.
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“Oh, S —. I don’t know.” she replied.
I asked the same question to Julia Lowe of Washington.
“Have you ever heard of the name Elizabeth MacDonald?” I asked.
Lowe replied: “I sound very familiar.”
“Do you know who she is?” I retorted.
“Maybe it a historical figure or a person currently in the government?” replied Lao.
Well, Elizabeth MacDonald is actually In the government. Talking about Congressshe is one of the most powerful people you have never heard of.
MacDonough is Senate pArbitration officer. A referee that determines the measures allowed in the big and beautiful bill promoted by President Trump, which is based on the budget rules of the special Senate.
“The members of the parliament are very important,” said Senator Kevin Cramer. “But the members don’t have the last words about (the bill). The Senate ruled the Senate. Not the members.”
That’s why Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham is ahead of schedule on the Senate’s latest tax cut package framework. Graham felt he didn’t need to file a lawsuit against his case before Macdonough.
Senator Lindsey Graham, RS.C. , on September 10, 2024 in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
“As the Budget Chairman, under Article 312 of the Congressional Budget Act, I have the right to determine the baseline figures for expenditures and revenues,” Graham said. “Under this authority, I am sure that current policy will be the budgetary benchmark for taxation.”
In other words, Graham doesn’t think he needs MacDonough to tell him “baseline” to determine whether the plan matches the Senate’s special budget regulations. However, the next step through tax cuts can be trickier.
Everyone watches the rules of entry and exit of MacDonough. In fact, her phone call could change the trajectory of the president’s “big and beautiful Bill”.
“As you know, we are talking to lawmakers about the best way to get a budget reconciliation, and we are trying to help through the finish line,” said Senate Majority Leader John Thune.
Otherwise, the bill may face the Senate fillibuster And may die. Therefore, Senate Republicans have an advantage in dealing with their framework in the parameters of unique budget rules – lest they are not subject to adverse rulings by lawmakers.
In fact, consult with the MP for football. For example, Senator Tommy Tuberville, r-ala. Tuberville was the head coach of Ole Miss, Auburn, Texas Tech and Cincinnati, and then came to Capitol Hill.
Senator Tommy Tuberville delivered a speech at the election night event held at the Renaissance Hotel in Montgomery, Alabama on November 3, 2020. (Imagn)
“You have worked for referees before and I have seen people working among councillors,” you did to Tuberville.
“We have had to work since I came here,” Tuberville replied. “Sometimes you might be surprised. But you have to have a referee in the game. You can’t just be a freelancer.”
house The goal of conservatives is to make a particularly sharp turn in the tax cut package. But those special Senate budget rules make it difficult for Republican senators to go as deep as the House. Some on the right are confused by the role of Senate members.
“It’s unusual for an unelected official to have so much authority,” said Rep. Eric Burlison of R-Mo.
House members strive to understand the purpose and strength of Senate members. Some of them stem from habitual competition and suspicion between the House and the Senate, which almost goes back to the beginning of the Republic.
“Congressman. Who is she? Who was elected her? I don’t know.” House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Tex. “Where is the Constitution?”
Well, to be precise, Article 1, Article 5. The provision gives the House and Senate the authority to create their own rules and operating standards. Members play a key role in the budget settlement process – the mechanisms Republicans use to increase tax cuts and spending bills.
The U.S. Senate Chamber was held in Washington on Thursday, April 7, 2022. (Senate TV passed AP)
The Senate was trapped in the early hours of Saturday morning, approving Graham’s latest budget framework for legislation. Now it’s in the house. House Republican leaders hope to resolve the bill on Wednesday. However, if there is a ic, they start in the middle of the week.
Or worse.
More than a handful of House Republicans say they oppose the Senate’s latest framework. The House and Senate must approve the same blueprint to actually complete the bill itself. This is critical because the Senate needs a unified framework to leverage the budget reconciliation process to avoid litigation. MacDonough’s ruling on whether the provisions of the Budget Act are suitable for the provisions of this Act may affect. Budget rules do not allow legislation to increase deficits in the 10-year window.
Tariffs are not in the bill. But Democrats claim tariff and tax cuts are linked.
“They are using tariff revenue to balance the money they want to shovel over a bunch of billionaires,” said Senator Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii.
The Trump administration asserted that tax cuts would ease tariff anxiety, which has shocked the market in recent days.
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump is in front of the U.S. Capitol. (Getty Image)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was at the White House last week, and the sooner we could get tax certainty, the sooner we could lay the foundation for resuming growth. ”
Regardless, it may be difficult for the House to align with the new Senate plan. The House may have to adapt to Senate requirements to comply with the requirements of the Members.
As Republicans try to complete the bill, you will hear a lot of players over the next few months. Sens. SusanCollins, R-Maine and R-Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski. Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md, chairman of the House Liberty Caucus. R-Tex Rep. Chip Roy. All of these are key players as Republicans continue on this trek.
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It is often said during presiding ceremony that good referees cannot see them. Those you didn’t notice.
But it is difficult for Republicans to avoid noticing the call from lawmakers because of the dangers at stake.
