{"id":2374908,"date":"2024-12-01T07:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T12:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-big-deadlines-in-2025-that-will-test-gop-trifecta-leadership-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-01T07:13:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T12:13:25","slug":"four-big-deadlines-in-2025-that-will-test-gop-trifecta-leadership-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-big-deadlines-in-2025-that-will-test-gop-trifecta-leadership-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Four big deadlines in 2025 that will test GOP trifecta leadership &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffour-big-deadlines-in-2025-that-will-test-gop-trifecta-leadership-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2374908&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article outlines four\u200b significant deadlines in 2025 that will challenge Congress and former President Trump as they navigate major fiscal policies and \u2063legislative agendas after \u200dthe new \u200cCongress is sworn \u2064in on January 3. <\/p>\n<p>1. **Debt Ceiling**: The U.S. \u200ddebt limit, reinstated on \u200cJanuary 2, will require Congress to negotiate a solution to avoid default, \u2062which has\u2062 never \u200dhappened. With Republicans controlling both Congress and the White House, \u200cthere\u2064 may\u200b be intense negotiations ahead,\u2064 as previous attempts have\u2064 been marked \u200dby \u2064significant \u2062delays and divisions within the party.<\/p>\n<p>2. **Sequestration**: Congress must pass a \u2062budget by April 30, 2025, to \u2062prevent \u2064mandatory\u2064 cuts to defense and non-defense \u2062spending. The\u200c government currently\u200b operates\u2064 under \u200ca continuing resolution for \u200bFY 2024, but a government shutdown is looming if a budget is not approved soon.<\/p>\n<p>3. **Trump Tax\u2062 Cuts**: The tax cuts from the Trump administration, worth\u200b over $3 trillion, are set to \u2063expire at \u200cthe end of 2025. \u2064Lawmakers will need to decide whether to extend these cuts or risk a substantial \u2064tax increase. The\u2062 House Republicans plan to prioritize this issue early\u2062 in the new Congress.<\/p>\n<p>As these critical deadlines approach, \u200dnavigating the complexities of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-signing-the-covid-19-relief-bill-president-trump-redlines-bill-requesting-an-increase-in-benefits-to-2000-section-230-terminated-or-revised-and-an-investigation-into-voter-fraud-be-performed\/\" title=\"In Signing the COVID-19 Relief Bill, President Trump Redlines Bill Requesting an Increase in Benefits to 00, Section 230 Terminated or Revised and an Investigation Into Voter Fraud Be Performed\">fiscal policy<\/a> \u2063will\u2063 be crucial for the \u200bGOP, especially given \u200dtheir \u200cnarrow margins and the necessity of\u2063 bipartisan \u2063collaboration. The outcomes\u2064 will significantly shape the economic \u2063landscape and the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">broader political dynamics heading<\/a> into the next\u200b election cycle.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Four big deadlines in 2025 that will put Congress and Trump on a collision course<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1896423\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republicans<\/a> will need to act swiftly after lawmakers are sworn into the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Congress<\/a> on Jan. 3 on a number of big-ticket items set to expire in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3238316\/trump-returning-project-2025-authors-rejecting-their-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2025<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>With control of the White House and both chambers of Congress, the GOP will wield its leverage as it seeks to make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3242637\/trump-cabinet-recruits-house-complicate-100-day-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">key policy changes<\/a> from the Biden administration. However, lawmakers must also grapple with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3240974\/meet-new-congress-house-senate-freshmen-119th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">major 2025 deadlines<\/a> crucial for funding the government and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/incoming-trump-doj-could-shake-up-pending-courtroom-disputes-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Incoming Trump DOJ could shake up pending courtroom disputes - Washington Examiner\">high-stakes issues<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are four of the biggest deadlines Congress must juggle in next year&rsquo;s new session.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Debt Ceiling<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Chief among lawmakers&rsquo; to-do list is the nation&rsquo;s debt limit, which will be reinstated on Jan. 2 after the threshold was raised by then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and President Joe Biden in the summer of 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Raising the debt ceiling is crucial for the country to continue borrowing money to pay off its existing debts and financial obligations. But once that limit is reinstated next year, it will force the Treasury Department to use the cash it has on hand until either it runs out or the ceiling is once again lifted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers won&rsquo;t need to deal with the limit right away as it&rsquo;s not yet clear when the so-called &ldquo;X date&rdquo; will be. That date is the projection when the United States will no longer be able to pay off its loan payments and a default could occur, likely resulting in a global economic spiral.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has never failed to pay back its loans, and both parties want to avoid a default at all costs. However, reaching an agreement often takes weeks of negotiations and is usually not solved until the last minute.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Those negotiations especially dragged out in 2023 when some conservative members of the GOP-controlled House threatened to tank any deals with the Democratic-led Senate and White House unless <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-adopts-adversarial-posture-toward-mccarthy-ahead-of-budget-cut-meeting\/\" title=\"White House Adopts Adversarial Posture Toward McCarthy Ahead of Budget Cut Meeting\">significant spending cuts<\/a> were made.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s unclear whether similar fights will occur this time, as Republicans will have control of the White House and both chambers of Congress. However, House GOP leaders will have the slimmest of margins to work with when members are sworn in on Jan. 3, giving them no room for error.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Sequestration<\/h2>\n<p>Congress will have an April 30 deadline to pass a Fiscal Year 2025 budget to avoid mandatory sequestration cuts of 1% to defense and nondefense funding levels as part of a 2023 bipartisan debt-limit agreement. Most mandatory programs like Social Security are exempt.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The deadline is technically in January, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, but the penalties do not take effect until May.<\/p>\n<p>The federal government is currently operating on a so-called continuing resolution with Fiscal Year 2024 spending levels as Republicans grapple with whether to strike a deal with Democrats and pass a 2025 budget or try to punt into the new administration and Congress. The government is set to shut down on Dec. 20 unless additional funding is approved.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Trump Tax Cuts<\/h2>\n<p>Lawmakers must reckon with if and how long to extend tax cuts implemented by the first Trump administration in 2017 totaling $3.3 trillion. Those cuts are projected to expire by the end of 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;ll be one of the biggest tasks for the new Congress, and it could risk major tax hikes if it is not dealt with before the deadline.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans are already planning to make those tax cuts one of their top priorities in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3227511\/house-republicans-ready-trump-day-one-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump&rsquo;s first 100 days in office<\/a>, although it&rsquo;s not yet clear how long the extension would be.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There is also a desire among some for a longer-term solution, with House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3089640\/republicans-planning-trumps-agenda-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">telling the<em> Washington Examiner<\/em><\/a>  there may be talk &ldquo;about making the Trump tax cuts permanent.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To do so, Republicans are looking to use a procedure known as budget reconciliation to advance their agenda and circumvent their Democratic foes in the Senate. Reconciliation needs only a simple majority and does not require the 60-vote filibuster threshold.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But in a major warning to fellow conservatives, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), who sits on the Senate Finance and Banking Committees, didn&rsquo;t believe the votes currently existed in the GOP&rsquo;s narrow majorities to pass a tax bill or new spending through reconciliation unless they can woo over unnamed deficit hawks. He also noted any GOP lawmaker&rsquo;s increased leverage to make other demands.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s infinitely more complex to get a reconciliation outcome in this cycle,&rdquo; Tillis said. &ldquo;The key is going to be addressing all these coalitions that are likely going to threaten an insufficient number of votes unless they get their priorities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He foreshadowed that Trump will need to be a &ldquo;very, very important part of the process&rdquo; and that the GOP&rsquo;s past arguments that tax cuts are paid for by growing the economy won&rsquo;t cut it this time around.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve heard more than three people say that they won&rsquo;t vote for a tax package that&rsquo;s not fully offset,&rdquo; Tillis added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Obamacare subsidies<\/h2>\n<p>Also expiring at the end of 2025 are increased and expanded health insurance subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.<\/p>\n<p>The boosted subsidies for monthly health premiums were put in place by Democrats under President Joe Biden&rsquo;s American Rescue Plan and extended in the Inflation Reduction Act, only through 2025. The pandemic-era enhanced financial help lifted the household income cap to qualify for subsidies above the 400% federal poverty line threshold.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With a 10-year price tag of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/system\/files\/2024-06\/60437-Arrington-Smith-Letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$335 billion<\/a>, Republicans will put them on the chopping block. The party says major changes are in store for the Obama-era law under Trump&rsquo;s second term, with Republicans ready to move on from years of failed attempts to repeal it entirely.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The ACA is so deeply ingrained that we need massive reform to make this work,&rdquo; House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said in the days before the elections. &ldquo;We got a lot of ideas on how to do that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1896423\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1896423\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four major 2025 deadlines will challenge Congress and Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3158,"featured_media":2374909,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP24292111571092.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45943,45942,35708,32085,32076],"class_list":["post-2374908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2025-deadlines","tag-gop-trifecta","tag-political-leadership","tag-republican-party","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP24292111571092.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3158"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2374908"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2374913,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374908\/revisions\/2374913"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2374909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2374908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2374908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2374908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}