Macdonough

[ muhk-don-uh ]

noun

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

Example Sentences

This comes despite the controversy in 2021 when she chose not to overrule Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough's decision to remove a $15 minimum wage provision from the COVID-19 relief bill, effectively preventing the wage increase from advancing.

From Salon

However, as reported by economist Dawn Allcott, once Harris joined the Biden administration she was in a position to overrule Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough's ruling to remove a $15 minimum wage provision in a Covid-19 relief bill.

From Salon

Republicans first tried to persuade the Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, the nonpartisan referee whose job it was to check the bill against the intricate rules for passing budget bills, that there should be no explicit references to greenhouse gases as pollutants.

From New York Times

Ultimately Ms. MacDonough allowed that language and other provisions amending the Clean Air Act to go through.

From New York Times

Elizabeth MacDonough, who referees questions about the chamber’s procedures, said a provision should fall that would impose costly penalties on drugmakers whose price increases for private insurers exceed inflation.

From Seattle Times