{"id":2381659,"date":"2024-12-18T19:18:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T00:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-float-road-map-to-enact-trump-agenda-in-next-congress\/"},"modified":"2024-12-18T19:21:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T00:21:46","slug":"republicans-float-road-map-to-enact-trump-agenda-in-next-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-float-road-map-to-enact-trump-agenda-in-next-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans float road map to enact Trump agenda in next Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Frepublicans-float-road-map-to-enact-trump-agenda-in-next-congress%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=2381659&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>in the upcoming \u2064Congress, House and Senate Republicans \u200dare proposing \u200ba strategic two-step plan to implement \u2063President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s agenda. The plan prioritizes passing a\u200d border security-focused reconciliation \u200dbill in January 2025, followed by tax legislation aimed at extending Trump-era \u2064tax cuts while incorporating \u200bnecesary spending reforms.Notably, Freedom Caucus chairman Andy Harris and \u2062Senator Rick Scott have communicated this\u200b urgency \u2062to senate\u200b Republican Leader John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson. They highlighted their discussions with Senator Lindsey Graham, who is set to chair\u200d the Budget Committee and \u200cis committed to swiftly advancing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-if-dems-try-to-pass-3-5t-far-left-wish-list-then-hell-yeah-gop-should-skip-town-like-tx-dems\/\" title=\"Graham: If Dems Try To Pass .5T Far-Left Wish List Then \u2018Hell Yeah\u2019 GOP Should Skip Town Like TX Dems\">border security bill<\/a> that aligns with Trump&#8217;s priorities.  <\/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\">Republicans float road map to enact Trump agenda in next Congress<\/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_1914948\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House and Senate Republicans are endorsing a two-step approach to enact President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s agenda early next Congress, ensuring a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">border securit<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"y\">y<\/a>-focused reconciliation bill is prioritized in January 2025, followed by tax legislation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/freedom-caucus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Freedom Caucus\">Freedom Caucus<\/a> Chairman Andy Harris (R-MD) and Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rickscott.senate.gov\/services\/files\/4BA66AF0-9DF3-46EC-891A-626590A40E71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"sent a letter \">sent a letter <\/a>to incoming Senate Republican Leader John Thune (R-SD) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Wednesday, stressing the need to prioritize the prompt passage of a border security-focused reconciliation bill at the beginning of the 119<sup>th<\/sup> Congress.&nbsp;They also mentioned a second bill that would extend the Trump administration tax cuts while &ldquo;including necessary spending reforms and cuts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3240974\/meet-new-congress-house-senate-freshmen-119th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>MEET THE NEW CONGRESS: THE HOUSE AND SENATE FRESHMEN ELECTED TO SERVE NEXT YEAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve talked to Sen. [Lindsey] Graham (R-SD), he&rsquo;ll be the chair of the Budget Committee, and he is absolutely committed to having a border bill done quickly that Donald Trump can sign and will get the border secure,&rdquo; Scott said Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hundreds-gather-at-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoots-house-to-slam-her-job-performance\/\" title=\"Hundreds Gather At Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot\u2019s House To Slam Her Job Performance\">standing alongside<\/a> a group of House and Senate Republicans at a press conference.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRickScott?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenRickScott<\/a> is standing alongside Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris are urging <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJohnThune?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenJohnThune<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeJohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MikeJohnson<\/a> to prioritize a two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-float-roadmap-to-enact-trump-agenda-in-next-congress\/\" title=\"Republicans float roadmap to enact Trump agenda in next Congress\">-track reconciliation process &#038;ndash<\/a>; one is border centric and then followed by tax policy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dzRwT3STH4\">pic.twitter.com\/dzRwT3STH4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Samantha-Jo Roth (@SamanthaJoRoth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamanthaJoRoth\/status\/1869464529991856433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Harris emphasized that Trump should be in the best position possible to deliver on his mandate once Congress gavels into session after the holidays.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We know that extending the tax cuts is incredibly important but will require some hard decisions to be made on spending reductions in order to control the deficit,&rdquo; Harris said. &ldquo;The first thing we need to do coming out of the box is we need to pass an emergency border bill.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This group of Republicans will have significant influence in a House expected to temporarily have just a 217-215 GOP majority, meaning the party cannot afford a single defection on major legislation with full attendance. Senate Republicans can only afford three defections on major bills.<\/p>\n<p>In their letter to Thune and Johnson, the lawmakers said the first reconciliation bill introduced in the 119th Congress should provide four years of funding to:<\/p>\n<p>&bull; Complete and strengthen the border wall started during Trump&rsquo;s first term.<\/p>\n<p>&bull; Hire thousands of additional Customs and Border Protection officers and agents and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to effectively secure the border and apprehend and remove migrants who have entered the United States illegally.<\/p>\n<p>&bull; Ensure a substantial increase in ICE and CBP detention and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-harris-used-fema-disaster-funding-for-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"Biden-Harris Used FEMA Disaster Funding For Illegal Immigrants\">short-term holding facilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&bull; Encourage self-deportation by imposing significant financial penalties on those here illegally.<\/p>\n<p>&bull; Limit and, in most instances, eliminate a noncitizen&rsquo;s ability to apply for and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">receive taxpayer-funded welfare benefits<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&bull; Any increases in spending should be offset with mandatory spending cuts and achieve deficit reduction with additional spending cuts.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers said the second budget reconciliation should focus on preventing the massive tax increase that automatically takes effect on Jan. 1, 2026, if lawmakers do not renew Trump&rsquo;s first-term tax cuts.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In returning President Trump to the White House, the American people could not have been more clear,&rdquo; Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) said at the news conference. &ldquo;They want operational control of the border again. We are going to deliver real border security right up front and no more kicking the can down the road.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The letter was signed by 28 conservative Republicans and Freedom Caucus members in the House and Senate. <\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Johnson and Thune&rsquo;s offices for comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_1914948\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1914948\"}});<\/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>Republicans propose a plan to implement Trump&#8217;s agenda in Congress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3575,"featured_media":2381660,"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\/12\/AP24347726414198-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[44929,47077,32504,3756,32891],"class_list":["post-2381659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-legislative-priorities","tag-next-congress","tag-political-strategy","tag-republicans","tag-trump-agenda"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP24347726414198-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381659","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\/3575"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2381659"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2381663,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381659\/revisions\/2381663"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2381660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2381659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2381659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2381659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}