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A billion-dollar Secret Service provision for President Trump's East Wing ballroom blocked from the immigration bill! Luke Fountain reports the Senate parliamentarian made the ruling, which Senate GOP Leader John Thune calls routine. Yet, the Byrd Rule and Democratic opposition are poised to redefine the plan's future. Discover the full story. Praise Luke Fountain for this insightful article!
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/trump-ballroom-provision-blocked-senate-parliamentarian.html #ImmigrationBill #ByrdRule #SenateGOP #PoliticalNews -
A billion-dollar Secret Service provision for President Trump's East Wing ballroom blocked from the immigration bill! Luke Fountain reports the Senate parliamentarian made the ruling, which Senate GOP Leader John Thune calls routine. Yet, the Byrd Rule and Democratic opposition are poised to redefine the plan's future. Discover the full story. Praise Luke Fountain for this insightful article!
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/trump-ballroom-provision-blocked-senate-parliamentarian.html #ImmigrationBill #ByrdRule #SenateGOP #PoliticalNews -
will try to invoke #BudgetReconciliation, but, can be stopped by invoking the #ByrdRule which means:
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Provisions that do not have a significant budgetary impact can be challenged.
If a senator raises a "Byrd Rule point of order" and the provision is deemed ineligible, it can be removed from the bill unless 60 senators vote to waive the point of order.
https://www.alternet.org/mike-johnson-debt-ceiling-punchbowl/?utm_source=billykaren.com