Senate Republicans Tax Bill rules fire Parliamentarian.

A few Republicans are reacting with indignation after the Senate parliamentarian advised that some of the measures in their tax and immigration bill could not be included in the legislation. The ruling from Elizabeth MacDonough was a blow to the GOP’s efforts to wring hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid over the next decade. Senate Republicans could opt to try to override her recommendations, but they are unlikely to do so. It’s hardly the first time the parliamentarian’s normally low-key and lawyerly role has drawn a blast of public criticism, sometimes from Democrats.