U.S. Budget Negotiations

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So there are 12 GQPers in the House who have had a come to Jesus moment and suddenly do not want to punish the vulnerable ?

Have we reached a point where dogs and cats are living together ?

'Cannot and will not support': 12 Republicans just dealt a blow to Johnson’s budget bill

President Donald Trump is hoping that Republicans in Congress will pass a "big, beautiful bill' sooner rather than later and get it onto his desk for signature.But within House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-Louisiana) caucus, there are some major differences over what should or shouldn't go into the...

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Those guys always fold. Like always. I would not hold my breath for them to do otherwise now, though they certainly should have the leverage.

 

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Congress Prioritizes Tax Break That Few Will Claim

"The state and local tax deduction — the subject of one of the most contentious fiscal fights in Congress — is a write-off that most Americans will never claim, even in the districts of the

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Those guys always fold. Like always. I would not hold my breath for them to do otherwise now, though they certainly should have the leverage.

Glad someone else noticed it. I don't know why they go out on a limb with this stuff. "I will never support a bill that . . . " and then they end up supporting it a week later. What was the point?

It's always interesting to me, in a bad way, when reading stories about how the GOP has "five or six holdouts but they are expected to come around." If everyone expects you to come around, what's the point? It's like Trump folding left and right and thinking he still has leverage.

 

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House Republicans Worry Trump’s Rescission Package Might Endanger Reconciliation​

“Trump is running out of political goodwill with members, and if he tries to codify the unpopular cuts and reconciliation at the same time, he might not get either done,” one GOP member told NOTUS.

House Republicans Worry Trump’s Rescission Package Might Endanger Reconciliation

“Trump is running out of political goodwill with members, and if he tries to codify the unpopular cuts and reconciliation at the same time, he might not get either done,” one GOP member told NOTUS.

www.notus.org

“The White House wants to send Congress a rescission package — essentially legislation to codify the administration’s DOGE cuts and send the money back to the Treasury — as soon as lawmakers return from their two-week recess.

House Republicans are hoping President Donald Trump might hold off for a bit.

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A second GOP member told NOTUS that the smartest thing to do would be for the administration to lay out what rescissions they want privately as opposed to making a public, formal request. That would allow Republicans to simply put the rescission requests into reconciliation and count the savings toward the final cost of the bill.

That move would also prevent Congress from having to work on two controversial pieces of legislation at the same time and save vulnerable Republicans from yet another tough vote. …”