This week, House Republicans are on the hunt for deals on Medicaid cuts, the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap and other contentious topics, as the conference looks to advance its package full of President Donald J. Trump’s legislative priorities to try to meet Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-Louisiana) goal of finishing work on the… Read More
The House and Senate are wrapping up work for the week this morning. The Senate is expected to finish the week with passage of H.J.Res.75, Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers CRA as well as passage of S.J.Res.31, Major Sources CRA. The Senate will then take up a motion to invoke cloture… Read More
Four House committees began markup of their portions of the reconciliation mega-bill today — Financial Services, Oversight and Transportation & Infrastructure at 10 A.M. and Judiciary at 2 P.M. As the markups play out, House Republicans are set to dive into discussions over the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap today, officially kicking off… Read More
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said on Monday that he believes the House can still pass President Donald J. Trump’s tax agenda by Memorial Day as House committees begin to mark up their respective portions of the budget. With Medicaid being the most contentious issue, House Republicans discussed a new, controversial proposal to cut federal spending… Read More
Both the House and Senate are back in session today and House Republicans are slated to dive into the details of their sprawling bill full of President Donald J. Trump’s domestic policy priorities this week, as leaders eye an ambitious timeline for moving the package through the lower chamber before Memorial Day. At least five… Read More
House Republicans on Thursday adopted the Senate’s budget framework that will be used to enact key parts of President Donald J. Trump’s legislative agenda, getting the blueprint over the finish line after a last-minute scramble to win over conservatives who had spent days railing against the measure. The largely party line 216-214 vote marks a… Read More
While the House continues to negotiate on a path forward for the budget resolution, the Senate will again spend much of today processing nominations, and is expected to vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #67 Mike Huckabee, of Arkansas, to be Ambassador to the State of Israel, confirmation of Executive Calendar #55 Peter Hoekstra, of… Read More
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is racing to get House Republicans behind a Senate-passed framework for enacting large swaths of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda, even as conservative opposition to the measure grows. President Trump is set to meet with a group of House Republicans Tuesday afternoon, but conservatives say they are skeptical his pressure campaign… Read More
Senate Republicans voted early Saturday morning to pass a budget resolution that will be critical to advancing President Donald J. Trump’s legislative agenda, but the measure breaks with House Republicans on several big issues, setting the stage for a showdown between the two chambers later this year. The Senate voted 51-48 to pass the measure… Read More
The Senate on Thursday advanced its budget resolution, teeing up a weekend vote on a blueprint for President Donald J. Trump’s tax agenda and other top priorities. Senators voted 52-48 to kick off consideration of the measure and only a simple majority was needed. The resolution sets out instructions that both chambers will eventually use… Read More
