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Posted on 05/19/2025 4:50:45 AM PDT by RandFan
Senate Republicans say the House-drafted bill to enact President Trump’s legislative agenda has “problems” and are taking a second look at breaking it up into smaller pieces in hopes of getting the president’s less controversial priorities enacted into law before the fall.
Even if Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) manages to squeak Trump’s agenda through the House, it faces major obstacles in the Senate, where moderate Republicans say they oppose proposed cuts to Medicaid and fiscal conservatives say it doesn’t go nearly far enough in cutting the deficit.
“There are still a lot of problems,” said one Republican senator who requested anonymity to discuss internal discussions within the Senate GOP conference on the budget reconciliation bill.
The source said that while proposed cuts in Medicaid spending face stiff opposition in the Senate, GOP negotiators have yet to make much headway on reforms to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which conservatives are targeting for cuts.
The lawmaker said colleagues are talking about a Plan B if the bill fails to pass the House or if it hits a brick wall in the Senate.
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How about a piece that retains the No Tax on Social Security? Let the Democrats specifically vote against that one.
The cuts to Medicaid were cuts to Medicaid to illegals according to a Twitter post.
Is this right?
I think Johnson...maybe last week... said it would be better if it was in more than one package.
First, get the campaign promises fulfilled with the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Bill.
Then, restore regular order. Make Committee Work Great Again.
This could be the sure way to pass no bill and lose the house & senate. That is what the never trumpers and corrrupt members are striving for. Who could believe that this path could lead anywhere but to defeat?
I will joyfully contribute to primary any Senator who refuses to vote for a version of this bill before July 4th.
How else is it going to be done if all of it wont pass
It’s very close in the Senate if they put it up to a vote
There’s quite a few saying no
The circular firing squad is being formed by the stupid bastards in the RINO Senate. Hide and watch as they shoot each other in the feet.
Nope. That is ONLY the way to get the parts democrats will agree to passed.
It has to be all or nothing.
The noncontroversial bits are the key to getting the controversial bits passed.
Because what passed is what always passes through the bowels of the DC political process. There is more value in a dog turd.
The senate is breaking down Trump’s bill is helping their good old boy democrat pals it will be hell to pay when their up for reelection.
We here in New Hampshire must do our part by making sure that the disgrace, Shaheen is not replaced with another RAT.
Names! We need names. Time to flood their in-boxes. This has to be done and SOON! Ya got 3 more years to fix things if you can keep the house and senate.
Alexander Bolton is in the pay of the Democrats.
And it goes without saying that even if the bill was the finest government document since the Declaration of Independence, every Democrat would vote no.
No way no how. They either address spending cuts or nothing goes.
Now it’s before the fall. The jokes write themselves.
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