{"id":2414558,"date":"2025-03-24T13:11:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T17:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-challenges-senate-to-bend-on-trump-budget-resolution-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-24T13:13:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T17:13:01","slug":"house-gop-challenges-senate-to-bend-on-trump-budget-resolution-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-challenges-senate-to-bend-on-trump-budget-resolution-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House GOP challenges Senate to bend on Trump budget resolution &#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\">26<\/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%2Fhouse-gop-challenges-senate-to-bend-on-trump-budget-resolution-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=2414558&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 House Republican leadership is urging the Senate to adopt its budget resolution to facilitate the reconciliation process aimed at implementing President Trump&#8217;s agenda during his first two years in office. Speaker Mike Johnson and other House leaders have emphasized the need for the Senate to pass their resolution, which proposes ample tax cuts and spending reductions, as it is essential to advancing key issues such as immigration, energy, and the economy. <\/p>\n<p>The House resolution, passed in late Febuary, could lead to $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and $2 trillion in spending cuts. in contrast, the senate&#8217;s proposal presents a more cautious approach with a two-bill framework focused on border security and defense with tax cuts planned for the future. There are concerns among Republicans about renewing the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which is set to expire, and discussions are ongoing to bring the two chambers&#8217; plans together.<\/p>\n<p>However,the reconciliation process is under scrutiny due to potential cuts to Medicaid,which Democrats have highlighted as a key issue. GOP leaders dismiss claims that Medicaid cuts are imminent, arguing that the resolution&#8217;s language does not specifically address it. The political dynamic is complex, as the House majority is slim, and any division within the ranks could hinder the passage of critical legislation. The outcome of these negotiations will determine how effectively Republicans can fulfill their legislative promises moving forward.  <\/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\">House GOP challenges Senate to bend on Trump budget resolution<\/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_2073396\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House Republican<\/a> leadership is putting pressure on their <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate<\/a> counterparts over the budget resolution to unlock reconciliation, a process to codify President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s agenda that the GOP is insistent on passing in the president&rsquo;s first two years.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Speaker <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA), Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), GOP Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-MI), and relevant House committee chairmen called on the Senate to &ldquo;do its part&rdquo; and pass the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-trump-pac-kickstarts-100-million-fundraiser-for-ai-campaign-targeting-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Pro-Trump PAC kickstarts 0 million fundraiser for AI campaign targeting - Washington Examiner\">lower chamber&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s resolution that calls for &ldquo;one big, beautiful bill&rdquo; targeting immigration, energy, the economy, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/keeping-the-expanded-child-tax-credit-because-covid-would-be-absurd\/\" title=\"Keeping The Expanded Child Tax Credit \u2018Because Covid\u2019 Would Be Absurd\">extending tax credits<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3356671\/capitol-hill-mourns-trailblazer-and-patriot-mia-love\/\">&#8216;Trailblazer&#8217; and &#8216;Patriot&#8217;: Capitol Hill mourns passing of Mia Love<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3355606\/congressional-staffers-recess-boss-away\/\">What 25-year-old congressional staffers do when their boss is (finally) away<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3355101\/gop-explores-options-trump-demand-impeach-judges\/\">GOP explores options for Trump&#8217;s demand to impeach judges<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We took the first step to accomplish that by passing the budget resolution <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3330032\/house-passes-trump-budget-resolution-mike-johnson-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">weeks ago<\/a>, and we look forward to the Senate joining us in this commitment to ensure we enact President Trump&rsquo;s full agenda as quickly as possible,&rdquo; the leaders wrote, asking the upper chamber to take up the House&rsquo;s resolution when they come back to Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>The House passed its resolution in late February, which calls for up to $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and up to $2 trillion in spending cuts, as well as a $4 trillion debt ceiling increase. The Senate&rsquo;s, however, is a two-bill framework that authorizes some&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3314278\/graham-plows-ahead-budget-blueprint-mike-johnson-objections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$340 billion for border security and defense<\/a>, with GOP leaders calling for tax cuts later down the road.<\/p>\n<p>However, Republicans such as Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) are insistent on renewing the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as soon as possible, as the legislation expires at the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson, Senate Majority Leader&nbsp;John Thune (R-SD), as well as House and Senate Republican committee chairpeople, are scheduled Tuesday to meet to hammer out details on how to combine the ideas of the two chambers&rsquo; reconciliation processes.<\/p>\n<p>For Republicans, reconciliation is a chance to codify Trump&rsquo;s campaign promises &mdash; something that may feel like deja vu after the president&rsquo;s first term, when Republican majorities used reconciliation to pass the 2017 tax cuts. <\/p>\n<p>Trump and GOP lawmakers also attempted to use reconciliation to repeal the Affordable Care Act, but the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain famously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3209932\/democrats-accuse-mike-johnson-seeking-repeal-obamacare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">killed the effort<\/a> with his late-night &ldquo;no&rdquo; vote. The last three presidencies have used reconciliation, which allows lawmakers to bypass the Senate&rsquo;s 60-member filibuster to pass a signature piece of legislation within the first two years.<\/p>\n<p>Hanging over Republicans as they move forward with reconciliation is the threat to Medicaid. The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan group, released a memo noting the $880 billion in proposed Energy and Commerce Committee cuts run right through the healthcare beneficiary program. This has given Democrats a strong messaging opportunity over the last few weeks, as lawmakers are trying to hammer down that the GOP wants to cut Medicaid and other programs, such as Social Security.<\/p>\n<p>But GOP leadership has consistently brushed off Democrats&rsquo; claims that Medicaid is on the chopping block as &ldquo;hysteria,&rdquo; pointing to the language of the budget resolution and arguing the bill&rsquo;s text does not specifically mention Medicaid, Social Security, or Medicare.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3352417\/elise-stefanik-confirmation-date-house-gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ELISE STEFANIK FINALLY GETS HER CONFIRMATION DATE AFTER HOUSE GOP MATH ADDS UP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>How smooth the budget process will be after Congress agrees on a framework remains to be seen. Johnson holds a razor-thin majority with recent deaths and vacancies, and with all seats filled, he can only afford to lose two or three Republicans on a given piece of legislation to pass it along party lines. <\/p>\n<p>Several hard-line conservatives got behind the budget resolution after long battles with leadership over cuts, but many have indicated that they want to see the promises kept when it comes in the form of physical legislation. Eyes will be on key voices like Reps. Chip Roy (R-TX) and Ralph Norman (R-SC), as well as leadership, to see whether the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3343131\/johnson-faces-unity-test-spending-deal-democrats-promise-not-help-gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">camaraderie over the last few weeks<\/a> will continue or fracture over spending, as it has in the past.<\/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_2073396\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2073396\"}});<\/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>House GOP urges Senate to support Trump budget resolution<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2414559,"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\/2025\/03\/AP25056624995835.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32455,3740,3634],"class_list":["post-2414558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-house-gop","tag-senate","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AP25056624995835.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414558","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\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2414558"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2414564,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414558\/revisions\/2414564"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2414559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2414558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2414558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2414558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}