House Republicans narrowly passed their budget blueprint for this year’s reconciliation legislation in a 216 to 214 vote on Thursday, narrowly averting a revolt from fiscal conservatives and clearing the path for President Donald Trump’s sweeping legislative agenda.
The razor-thin vote followed days of tense negotiations, with House GOP leaders postponing an expected vote Wednesday evening and conducting a series of closed-door meetings to secure support. More than a dozen fiscal hawks withheld their backing until the final hours, demanding stronger commitments on spending cuts, according to National Review.
“It is time for us to act so that we can get on with the real work,” said Representative Kevin Hern (R., Okla.) on the House floor. “In passing this budget framework,
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