Congressional Republican met with President Trump on Tuesday to hash out a legislative strategy but have yet to land on the same page.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader John Thune and their leadership teams met with the president for more than an hour without reaching an agreement on how to proceed with the budget reconciliation process.
Republicans plan to use budget reconciliation — a legislative vehicle that skirts a Senate filibuster — to ram through tax cuts, energy and border laws with party-line votes.
House Republicans largely favor one, colossal bill stuffed with marquee, while the Senate GOP prefers to move forward on a two-bill track that could speed passage of new border security measures and other items.
“We’ve got a plan pretty well formulated now, and I’m not going to tell all of you all the details of it yet, because that’s not how this works, but the party is working in unison,” Mr. Johnson told reporters upon returning to the Capitol. “The leaders in both chambers are working in a bicameral fashion, and the president is all on board.”
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader John Thune and their leadership teams met with the president for more than an hour without reaching an agreement on how to proceed with the budget reconciliation process.
Republicans plan to use budget reconciliation — a legislative vehicle that skirts a Senate filibuster — to ram through tax cuts, energy and border laws with party-line votes.
House Republicans largely favor one, colossal bill stuffed with marquee, while the Senate GOP prefers to move forward on a two-bill track that could speed passage of new border security measures and other items.
“We’ve got a plan pretty well formulated now, and I’m not going to tell all of you all the details of it yet, because that’s not how this works, but the party is working in unison,” Mr. Johnson told reporters upon returning to the Capitol. “The leaders in both chambers are working in a bicameral fashion, and the president is all on board.”
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GOP leaders huddle with Trump but still haven’t agreed on strategy to pass his agenda
Congressional Republican met with President Trump on Tuesday to hash out a legislative strategy but have yet to land on the same page.
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