President Donald Trump speaks during an "Invest in America" roundtable with business leaders at the White House June 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Senate Democrats vowed to use the Byrd Bath as a cudgel against the Senate GOP to inflict as much pain as possible and slow momentum as Republicans rush to put the colossal bill on Trump's desk by July 4.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., could also overrule the parliamentarian but has remained adamant he would not attempt such a move.
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U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to reporters after the House narrowly passed a bill forwarding President Donald Trump's agenda at the U.S. Capitol May 22, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Attempts to put guardrails on the $150 billion in Defense Department funding baked into the package also failed to pass muster. The language would have required that Pentagon officials outline how the money would be spent by a certain deadline or see the funding reduced.
Other provisions on the chopping block include language that cut $300 million from the Financial Research Fund and cut jobs and move the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board under the umbrella of the Securities and Exchange Commission, which would have saved roughly $773 million.
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An attempt to change the pay schedule for Federal Reserve employees was also nixed, which would have saved about $1.4 billion.
Environmental standards and regulations set by the Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act were also determined to have run afoul of the Byrd Rule, including a repeal of tailpipe emissions standards for vehicles with a model year of 2027 and later.
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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