Republicans managed to pass a budget proposal that unlocks potential support for President Trump's legislative agenda. However, significant disagreements remain within the party over which spending and tax cuts to pursue. The 70-page document serves more as a procedural step than a substantive measure, with key issues like Medicaid barely addressed. Tensions are evident, particularly as Senate and House priorities diverge. Trump’s endorsement of the budget has not quelled dissent among more archconservative members, showcasing ongoing fractures within the GOP as they try to advance a unified fiscal strategy.
Speaker Mike Johnson flashed a grin as he chided reporters in the Capitol: "I told you not to doubt us." Moments earlier, the House had approved a budget proposal.
The 70-page document that the House and Senate approved contains scarcely any policy details. Republicans have yet to agree on which programs to cut, which taxes to reduce.
The main purpose of the measure is procedural, not substantive: Republicans needed to pass a budget to unlock a process known as reconciliation.
When Senate Republicans finalized their version of the budget, archconservatives in the House denounced it immediately, even though Trump had endorsed it.
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