Trump wants a HUGE ONE Bill that could get HIS wants locked into it….
That IS what the US House is trying to do….
NOT the US Senate….
They are working on TWO Bills…..
Up to this point?
Donald Trump HAS been able to cruise without much ‘friction’ from the Republicans in Congress….
It would seem that Trump IS about to run into some resistance as the lawmakers do ‘their OWN thing’ somewhat…
We’ll see what happens when Trump & Co. launch their arm twisting effort to get what THEY want….
Senate leadership plans to forge ahead with the chamber’s skinnier budget resolution this week, despite President Donald Trump’s explicit endorsement of the House’s broader budget blueprint earlier Wednesday.
Vice President JD Vance’s appearance during Senate Republicans’ weekly lunch did little to sway Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., from his decision to proceed to floor consideration of the Senate budget, which would provide for a $340 billion-plus boost to spending on defense and border enforcement.
The Senate’s amendment “vote-a-rama” on the resolution could begin as soon as Thursday afternoon, Thune said. Each chamber needs to adopt the same budget resolution before either side can start writing their reconciliation bill, which enjoys procedural protections including avoidance of the Senate’s typical 60-vote hurdle to advance legislation.
“I think he’s made clear for a long time he would prefer one big, beautiful bill … but we believe the president also likes optionality,” Thune said, adding that the resolution would address immediate needs including border security. “All I can say is I think our colleagues are on board with the idea of proceeding and moving forward in a way that hopefully gets us an outcome here in the Senate and then we’ll see what the House is able to achieve next week…
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House GOP leaders are likely to face their own problems trying to get the House version ready for a floor vote, with centrists from swing districts opposed to cutting too deeply into Medicaid and food stamps.
Trump himself said in an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Tuesday night that Medicaid cuts should be off the table. “None of that stuff is going to be touched,” he said, barring any instances of fraud or benefits for illegal migrants…
Problems with possible Medicaid cuts in the House Spending Bill…
Three key House moderates told The Hill on Wednesday that they are still not on board with the chamber’s budget resolution, even after President Trump endorsed it earlier in the day.
Reps. David Valadao (R-Calif.), Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) and Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said they still have concerns about potential cuts to Medicaid, which some GOP lawmakers are eyeing to pay for the cost of tax cuts and other provisions in the massive package….
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The Republicans were referring to comments made by Trump on Tuesday night during an interview with Fox News’s Sean Hannity, where he said he would not significantly impact Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, aligning with the position of many moderate GOP lawmakers.
“Social Security won’t be touched — other than if there’s fraud or something — we’re going to find it; it’s going to be strengthened — but won’t be touched,” Trump said. “Medicare, Medicaid, none of that stuff is going to be touched.”
That statement runs counter to remarks from some House Republicans, who believe that cuts to Medicaid will be needed to achieve the minimum spending cut levels that were outlined in the conference’s budget resolution…
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