Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., talks with reporters after a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol building Nov. 7, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Ogles and other Republicans took issue Tuesday with the Senate parliamentarian's rulings on whether aspects of the GOP spending package fall within the necessary guidelines to qualify for reconciliation's simple majority passage threshold. One of those decisions included requiring a provision that excludes illegal immigrants from Medicaid eligibility to obtain a super majority, as opposed to the reconciliation's simple majority.
"We have the majority in the Senate, we should be acting like it," Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, posted on X Tuesday. "The truth is, there are multiple Senators happy to let the parliamentarian act as a foil to preserve the status quo. That’s not leadership, that’s service to the swamp."
The Senate began its amendment process to the House's version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Monday, and lawmakers put forth numerous amendments. After the Senate finished with its amendments, it voted Tuesday afternoon to advance the bill back to the House chamber for approval.
REP. STEUBE SLAMS SENATE PARLIAMENTARIAN FOR GUTTING TRUMP'S LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, walks up the House steps of the Capitol May 18, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
"Then the speaker is going to have to decide how he gets this back into the House framework," Harris said. "And whether that's by scaling back some of the tax cuts that were added in the Senate, whether it's by going after some of the Green New Scam that the president doesn't like – we'll get there eventually, but I don't think it's going to be in the next couple of days."
Harris clarified he is also a "no" on the motion to proceed with the Senate’s version in its current state.
Fox News' Elizabeth Elkind and Alex Miller contributed to this report.
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