The Senate’s budget headaches are spreading to the House as Republicans accuse the upper chamber of being “unserious” about cutting federal spending.
The topic of reconciliation, the legislative process Congress will use to pass President Donald Trump’s agenda, came up in Tuesday’s conference meeting of House Republicans, with Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX), the Budget Committee chairman, among those expressing concern to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) that the Senate is not committed to deficit reduction.
The House approved a framework in February that forces $2 trillion in spending cuts to pay for Trump’s tax, border, and defense priorities, with $1.5 trillion set as the floor. The emerging Senate framework, however, would only instruct its committees to find a minimum of $4 billion in savings — a possible
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