
The Budget Rollercoaster: Reconciliation Advances But Big Debate Looms In Senate
The House GOP has threaded the needle – so far – on budget reconciliation The House threaded the needle and passed the budget reconciliation bill on a tight 215 to 214 vote Thursday morning, meeting a self-imposed objective by the House GOP leadership of before the Memorial Day weekend. But based on what has occurred and the major fissures that have erupted, quick passage of a final congressional bill is some time off. This week’s developments — Trump intervenes After conservatives initially tanked the bill in the Budget Committee on Friday and voted present on Sunday to advance the bill, President Trump visited the House GOP caucus on Tuesday to urge holdouts to support the package. Trump pushed moderate Republicans from blue states to give up their fight over additional SALT deduction concessions, while warning conservative members not to “f‑‑‑ with Medicaid” as some lawmakers eyed further changes to the