“The Senate’s chief referee has dealt a significant setback to conservatives who want to send an Obamacare repeal bill to the president’s desk this year,” The Hill reports.
“GOP sources say Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has raised red flags in response to queries about whether it’s possible to use a special budgetary procedure to repeal the controversial law “root and branch,” as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has said. Senate Republican officials have pushed for an interpretation of the rules that would allow for repealing the law with a one-sentence provision on a simple-majority vote.”
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