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Senate Parliamentarian Rules Out Gun Silencer, School Choice Provisions From Megabill

Also removed from the Republican-led bill was a provision to create a new, unprecedented federal subsidy for private and religious schools.
Senate Parliamentarian Rules Out Gun Silencer, School Choice Provisions From Megabill
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on June 25, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Jackson Richman
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Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that a provision deregulating gun silencers cannot be included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which the GOP is looking to pass to implement President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda.

Gun silencers reduce the noise that comes from shooting a firearm.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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