Is it Possible to Lobby the Most Unlobbyable Person on Capitol Hill?

Some lobbyists have been busy helping prep arguments, questions and research for committees to bring to the Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough.

The Capitol Dome and the West Front of the House of Representatives.
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The time during which a reconciliation bill is with the Senate parliamentarian would be a prime opportunity for lobbyists to get provisions tweaked or washed out.

Except the industry built on access has little influence with her: Elizabeth MacDonough is one of the rare players on Capitol Hill that refuses to meet with lobbyists.

“Cursing them. Yes. Lobbying them. No,” one Republican lobbyist texted NOTUS of the parliamentarian.