Democrats Get Mixed News from the Parliamentarian

Punchbowl News: “As the Senate was leaving town last Friday for the Memorial Day recess, Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough quietly issued a new ruling on a key issue driving legislating in Washington right now: Can Democrats use the same budget resolution twice to trigger the fast-track reconciliation process?”

“The answer is yes, but it’s not that easy, and it may impact what happens to the American Jobs Plan and American Family Plan this summer.”

“The majority party — in this case, the Democrats — cannot use reconciliation simply to avoid the regular legislative process, and there have to be reasons beyond political expediency for triggering the majority threshold, such as an economic downturn.”