Budget Framework Passed by House, Republicans Face Tough Negotiations Ahead
The House passed a budget framework supporting Trump's fiscal agenda, enabling planned tax cuts and spending cuts amid rising tensions within the GOP.
These expensive priorities are likely to put House Republicans on a collision course with some in their conference who are uncomfortable with increasing federal debt.
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The resolution’s approval by both houses is only the first step in the reconciliation process.
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The road ahead is daunting.
Now that they've passed a budget plan, the hard part begins for Republicans
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The legislation now heads to committee to work out the exact details before it comes back for a final vote.
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Approving an outline tailored to Trump’s goals will open the doors for funding his administration's priorities around border security, energy, and expanding tax cuts.
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If Republicans are finally successful today, the vote will be just the first step in a lengthy process to fulfil Trump’s domestic agenda – including tax cuts, military spending, energy policy and border security investments – this year.
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Despite the backing of President Donald Trump's administration, fiscal conservatives disapproved of the Senate's budget, arguing that the proposed $4 billion in cuts are just a drop in the bucket in addressing the national debt.
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The possibility of ballooning government debt led a number of Republican hard-liners in the House to initially oppose the bill and demand deeper spending cuts.
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However, verbal commitments from Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune Thursday morning to secure at least $1.5 trillion in spending cuts in a forthcoming bill appears to have been enough to convince Harris, and almost all of the other GOP holdouts to support the budget blueprint.
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Senate Republicans learned this morning that their leader has committed them to what will almost certainly be major Medicaid cuts.
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For all intents and purposes, this measure was about Republicans simply unlocking their own door, clearing the way for them to begin work in earnest on their radically regressive vision.
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The original House framework had a minimum spending cut number of $1.5 trillion over ten years, though the Senate version had a mere $4 billion floor — which amounts to one day of federal borrowing.
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The House action still leaves weeks, if not months, ahead, on a final product, with more votes in Congress.
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Approving the budget plan in both chambers is the first step in the reconciliation process, which allows Congress to bypass the 60-vote threshold required to advance most legislation in the Senate and pass Mr. Trump's agenda with a simple majority.
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The House action was a crucial next step in a lengthy process to unlock the centerpiece to the president’s domestic agenda of tax cuts, mass deportations and a smaller federal government.
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The vote is a victory for Trump and congressional Republican leaders who spent days convincing fiscal hawks within the Republican Party to vote for the bill despite their frustration over the level of spending cuts included in the Senate version of the plan that was adopted on Saturday.
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It marked a win for Johnson, who has repeatedly relied on Trump to pass contentious bills that conservatives hate.
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Congressional Republicans are working on a massive conservative policy overhaul via the budget reconciliation process.
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But Thursday’s successful vote in the House is just the first step in a lengthy process to fulfill Trump’s agenda to pass trillions of dollars in tax cuts and hundreds of billions of dollars in new spending on immigration enforcement and military expansion.
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Summary
On April 10, the House passed a budget framework supporting President Trump's fiscal agenda with a narrow 216-214 vote. This resolution allows Republicans to draft major legislation aimed at making Trump’s tax cuts permanent, accompanied by $1.5 trillion in spending cuts. Speaker Mike Johnson overcame internal dissent but now faces significant challenges to unify the party, especially regarding potential Medicaid cuts. Key Republicans worry about re-election impacts, while Democrats criticize the plan as detrimental to vulnerable populations. With thin majorities, GOP leaders must balance fiscal conservatism with electoral viability as the midterms approach.
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House Republicans passed a budget blueprint that will allow them to rework government spending to pay for the president’s agenda and secure his 2017 tax cuts.
The legislation is set to go to committee for refining before a final vote is planned; ongoing negotiations are crucial as some Republicans express concerns about adequate spending cuts and the potential impact on Medicaid benefits.
While Democrats oppose the bill, Congress can proceed with a simple majority, indicating a divide in priorities regarding fiscal responsibility.
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