Senate parliamentarian rejects offshore oil, gas drilling provisions in GOP megabill

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has ruled against provisions successful the GOP megabill to enact President Trump’s docket that would dramatically accelerate the support of offshore lipid and state projects, handing Senate Republican Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) a setback and Democrats different procedural victory. The parliamentarian ruled against a proviso successful the authorities that would deem…