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9. Been A While Since A Parliamentarian Was Fired...

Sun May 17, 2026, 11:50 AM

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And IIRC, the Repukes did it when the Parliamentarian ruled against them.

“The last time a Senate parliamentarian was fired was in 2001, when then-Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS) dismissed Parliamentarian Robert Dove.”

Firing the Parliamentarian just for…reasons…would become just one more tit-for-tat that I’m not sure even Thune would want to get into.

Edit for correction. I was correct about the last firing, just mistaken about the replacement being McDonough. She was appointed by Harry Reid.

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