House Republicans have a big problem: There aren’t enough of them.
Because their 220-213 majority is so thin, Speaker Mike Johnson must thread the needle on at least two and possibly three issues to reach a majority in the House.
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The battle over Medicaid cuts is still raging. Hardline budget hawks insist on massive cuts in the program, while moderates insist that the GOP has to calibrate the cuts more finely.
On Friday, a group of blue-state Republicans made it clear that they would torpedo the entire reconciliation unless they could give some relief to their constituents on deductions for state and local taxes (SALT).
The 2017 tax cuts limited the deduction to $10,000 per taxpayer that they can write off on their federal returns.
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