A Republican provision to block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood for one year can remain in the Trump-endorsed One Big Beautiful Bill Act without jeopardizing its passage through a party-line budget reconciliation process, the Senate parliamentarian has ruled, according to Senate Democrats.
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough advised lawmakers that the language on defunding the abortion service provider does not violate the chamber’s Byrd Rule, clearing the way for Republicans to include the measure in their tax and spending package, and pass it with a simple majority vote under budget reconciliation rules, Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) revealed in a June 30 statement….
Planned Parenthood Defunding Provision Clears Senate Parliamentarian Review in GOP Budget Bill
