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Posted on 05/18/2025 1:40:09 AM PDT by RandFan
The House Budget Committee voted against advancing the GOP’s party-line tax and spending package Friday thanks to ongoing opposition from hard-line conservatives.
The panel rejected the bill, 21-16, with five Republicans joining all Democrats in opposition. But now, the committee is set to reconvene and try again late Sunday night, as House GOP leaders plan to continue private talks through the weekend with the reluctant Republicans and the White House in hopes of staying on schedule to move on to floor debate next week.
The failed vote was an undeniable setback for Speaker Mike Johnson and other top Republicans who want the sprawling package advanced through the House by the time members are set to leave Washington for a week-long recess at the end of the month.
House Republicans fumed over the massive stumble Friday. Some GOP members questioned why House Budget Chair Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) plowed ahead with the vote while the negotiations with hard-liners continued. In the end, the very public failed vote accomplished nothing but made everyone look bad: the hard-liners, the president and House GOP leadership, according to GOP members and senior Republican aides.
“What the f**k are we doing?” one House Republican remarked, granted anonymity to speak candidly.
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We will drift now to perhaps inevitable midterm defeat unless something dramatic happens.
It's a combination of lack of leadership from ALL sides (branches) in my opinion and just no guts to make the necessary cuts.
What is your considered assessment?
It’s incredible that Green New Deal spending remains in the bill. The pandemic is long over. We should not be running $2T annual deficits. The Trump and Biden era pandemic spending hikes need to be phased out.
Getting 219 people to agree on everything is an impossible task to start with...but they’re working on it. Don’t be so damn impatient...and stop blaming Johnson. He’s doing a damn good job. Blame the damn committee. They should have made their wants known BEFORE the vote....and their job is to support the President’s agenda...not their personal agenda...and that includes the New Yorkers who play their games.
No plan or agreement is concerning. I think it has to move in a more conservative direction.
Reagan had defense budgets at around 6% of GDP, ran deficits from 3% to 6%. Trump is signing up for a deficit of 7% with a military budget of 3%. We are weak and bloated with non-defense spending.
I think it’s clear Trump and the White House need to move in a more conservative direction
He’s worried about the short term impact of cuts I reckon.
They need to come to an agreement and the Republican party shouldnt be torn apart like this.
Some Freepers hating on Rand for opposing it but he’s been right on this.
Johnson is a terrible leader I’m sorry
I don’t understand this story. The headline implies that conservatives were opposed to the bill. But the article says that all Democrats opposed it
You have your prejudice...and that’s your right.
Democrats oppose the bill because they want more spending and higher taxes than in the bill.
Non-RINO Republicans oppose it because they want less spending and lower taxes than in the bill.
It will pass. The Freedom caucus will surrender.
Something’s gotta give
It’s still choppy waters in the Senate
The GOOBers just can’t help themselves from shooting themselves in the foot.
Congress’s habit of “big, beautiful” (really ugly) bills is a major part of their corrupt overspending.
And that habit is continuing here. Continued “green” grants, funding for sex change operations, no incorporation of the DOGE cuts, for example from USAID. Overspending and corruption galore.
Meanwhile, they’ll be almost halfway through Trump’s two years of a Republican Congress before funding the mass deportations that Americans voted for and want.
They’ll add a fig leaf or two to their spending at midnight tonight, then vote it through—you are correct.
Johnson is great at getting the Cons in Congress vacations.
The calendar is set for the whole year....but they can add to it. Your post is false.
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