Senate Parliamentarian Blocks $2 Trillion in Government Waste Cuts, Jeopardizing Deficit Reduction

Who Is Elizabeth MacDonough—and Why Is She Stalling Major Budget Reforms in Washington?

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a stunning turn of events, Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has singlehandedly halted over $2 trillion in proposed savings aimed at cutting waste and reducing the national deficit. Most Americans may not even be aware of her role, but she’s now being called the most powerful—and controversial—person in Washington.

🚫 What Was Blocked?

MacDonough recently ruled that key provisions in the Republican-backed tax reconciliation package—designed to eliminate government waste and curb excessive spending—cannot be passed with a simple majority under reconciliation rules. Instead, they require a 60-vote supermajority, effectively dooming them in a closely divided Senate.

Here are some of the major cost-cutting reforms she deemed inadmissible:

• Cracking down on Medicaid scams by states

• Authorizing public land sales

• Enacting the REINS Act to reduce regulatory burdens

• Requiring citizenship verification for welfare recipients

• Imposing limits on excessive federal employee compensation

• Defunding sanctuary cities

📉 Impact on the Deficit

The implications are serious: trillions in potential savings have been cut from the reconciliation package. This decision will likely drive the national deficit even higher, undercutting one of the most significant efforts to tackle government inefficiency and spending abuse in years.

“This is a massive blow to fiscal responsibility,” said budget watchdogs. “The parliamentarian’s decisions are making it far harder to rein in the national debt.”

⚠️ Political Fallout and Missed Opportunities

Critics argue that Republicans missed their chance by failing to replace MacDonough when they had the opportunity. They also point to long-overdue changes at institutions like the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and Joint Committee on Taxation, which they believe are overdue for reform.

The late Ed Feulner, former president of The Heritage Foundation, famously said: “Personnel is policy.” Many conservatives now feel that failing to act on that principle has cost the country dearly.

💸 A Partial List of What Could’ve Been Saved

Here’s just a sampling of the blocked savings and reforms:

• Raising the fine for disclosing taxpayer information from $5,000 to $250,000 and prison time from 5 to 10 years

• Barring non-citizens from participating in Medicaid

• Prohibiting states from raising taxes on healthcare providers while receiving Medicaid funding

• Requiring the issuance of offshore oil and gas leases within 90 days of sale

• Approving mandatory public land sales through the BLM and U.S. Forest Service

🔍 What’s Next?

As it stands, the reconciliation bill has been stripped of many of its core fiscal policies. With little recourse under the current Senate rules, lawmakers must now either find bipartisan support or wait for a shift in Senate control.

For fiscal conservatives and budget hawks, the takeaway is clear: reforms don’t just depend on the right ideas—but the right people in power to enforce them.

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