ADVERTISEMENT Progressives are furious over Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough’s ruling last week that a provision to hike the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour could not be part of the coronavirus stimulus package under the budget reconciliation process. That process would allow Democrats to push through their massive COVID-19 relief package with a simple majority rather than the usual 60 votes, but the Senate’s Byrd Rule requires provisions to impact federal spending or revenue. MacDonough, essentially the Senate’s chief referee, said the wage hike did not pass that test. Progressives now want Harris — who as vice president serves as president of the Senate — to overrule the parliamentarian. Some progressives are going even further, saying MacDonough should be fired over her decision, something Republicans did back in 2001 after they didn’t like a ruling of the parliamentarian.