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Thune pushes back on Trump's call to fire Senate parliamentarian to pass SAVE America Act

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., pushed back on President Donald Trump's call for him to "immediately fire" Obama-era Senate parliamentarian appointee Elizabeth MacDonough, arguing that doing so would not pave the way for passage of the SAVE America Act because Republicans "don't have the votes.""For me, it's a function of math..." Thune told FOX Business on Wednesday."The issue with respect to the parliamentarian is one where, even under reconciliation, it has to be principally about budget and not policy, and SAVE America would not be at a 51-vote threshold. It would be at a 60-vot...