t also exceeded the pace set by then-President Joe Biden, who had 365 nominees confirmed over a comparable timeframe
“As drafted, the provision inappropriately funds activities outside the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee,” they added. MacDonough determined that the bill would be subject to the chamber’s 60-vote threshold, meaning it cannot pass with a simple majority, as some legislation can under the budget reconciliation process.
Budget reconciliation is a parliamentary procedure that allows certain fiscal legislation to bypass the Senate filibuster and pass with a simple majority, though strict rules limit what policy provisions may be included, NBC News noted.
According to a Republican leadership aide cited by NBC News, Senate Republicans had already begun revising the language before Saturday’s ruling based on guidance from Senate officials.
“A project as complex and large in scale as Trump’s proposed ballroom necessarily involves the coordination of many government agencies which span the jurisdiction of many Senate committees,” Senate Democrats said after their meeting with the parliamentarian
A spokesperson for Judiciary Committee Republicans also told NBC News that “conversations and revisions are continuing, as they have been for days.”
