House Republicans will be able to adopt the blueprint of President Trump's sweeping agenda package on Tuesday night, and keep their slim majority despite repeated threats to derail it. It's done.
The framework cleared the House with 217-215 votes, opening ways for the GOP to unlock the legislative process and begin drafting Trump's marquee agenda.
Rep. Thomas Massey (r-ky.) was the only Republican to oppose the measure.
The blueprint, also known as budget resolution, features committee allocations, cutting spending of $1.5 trillion, up to $2 trillion, while also 300 billion on deficits from tax cuts over a decade and $300 billion in border spending. Allow $4.5 trillion added to dollar spending. Security and national defense.
But just before the budget resolution passed the House, Trump, 78, heard uncommitted, suggesting he was still open to Senate Republican duel proposals. Technically, the president won't sign the budget resolution, but the Senate has an opinion and Trump is in great dismay.
“There are bills in the House, there are bills in the Senate. I'm looking at both of them. I'll make a decision,” Trump told reporters Tuesday, but personally He called lawmakers to gain support.
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