Macdonough

[muhk-don-uh]

noun

1. Thomas, 1783–1825, U.S. naval officer: defeated British on Lake Champlain 1814.

Example Sentences

But earlier this week, Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough said that certain provisions violated Senate rules, throwing billions of dollars of cuts into doubt.

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But many of their spending reductions, which are supposed to offset the tax cuts, simply don’t fit the definition, MacDonough has ruled.

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The current parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, was appointed in 2012 by then-Democratic Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada.

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MacDonough has said no to the GOP’s prized initiatives slashing Medicaid and Medicare coverage for unauthorized immigrants, limiting state provider taxes, banning transgender care from all federal healthcare programs and cutting food stamp benefits.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune has said repeatedly this week that he’s not going to overrule MacDonough, nor is he going to follow Lott’s example and fire her.

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