DAVID BLACKMON: Reconciliation Permitting Reform Will Make America Go Big Again
Congressional Republicans I'm installing a push Includes reform language permissions in the final version of the budget adjustment bill currently under consideration. Reforming the bloated environmental review process within the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has gained top priority. Too long, there is a bloated review process for NEPA Constrained and critical infrastructure All Energy […]
Tax, spending divisions rankle Republicans despite momentum on reconciliation
Republican leaders of the House and Senate came out from a meeting at the Treasury Department Tuesday afternoon. But lawmakers on the main committee are sounding nervous about issues surrounding the bill, from the department around the bill to cut spending and accounting assumptions to the widespread scope of the law itself. “I think it's […]
House GOP insists on Senate cooperation as reconciliation talks resume: ‘We must act’
Members of House Republican leadership are pressured by the Senate GOP to take up the blueprint for the settlement budget when negotiations resume at Capitol Hill. Both the Senate and House of Representatives have passed their respective budget resolutions, but Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate majority leader John Tune (Rs.D.) will discuss the path […]
21 House Republicans ask leadership to limit changes to energy tax credits in reconciliation
A group of 21 House Republicans are asking the key committee to limit changes to the energy tax credit passed under Democrats as the GOP aims to overhaul US tax laws. It's new Sunday lettera group of almost moderate Republicans sought changes to the energy tax credit should be “target and practical.” “The proposed tax […]
Inside Trump’s reconciliation victory despite House GOP rebellion threat
House Republican leaders were preparing to lose Tuesday night, forced to halt votes on a resolution aimed at serving as a framework for a massive bill to advance President Donald Trump's agenda. However, minutes later, in a spectacular way, the lawmakers sprinted into the room of the nearly empty house. The GOP leader soon celebrated […]
The handful of Republican holdouts Johnson has to reel in for reconciliation
Some members of the GOP are still withheld as speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is rallying Republicans around the clock behind his “big beautiful” settlement bill. Prior to the much-anticipated vote, Johnson was tasked with involving both moderates and fiscal conservatives who had reserved for settlements. Moderates in the blue and purple districts felt that the […]
Exclusive: Speaker Johnson says reconciliation will remain a ‘partisan exercise,’ won’t rely on Democrats
Despite the historically narrow majority of GOP's home, speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in an exclusive interview Monday that he plans to resort solely to rely on Republicans to ease the settlement. told Blaze News. The House is scheduled to vote for the settlement tomorrow night, establishing the budget blueprint for President Donald Trump's first […]
Trump gives House budget his blessing despite Senate’s lead in race for reconciliation
President Donald Trump again approved the House settlement bill on Wednesday after the Senate advanced its own budget resolution Tuesday night. The Senate pushed up the blueprint for the 2 Bill budget and raised a potential vote later this week. Meanwhile, the House is in a position to vote for the settlement bill when members […]
How the House secured massive spending cuts in the race for reconciliation
House Republicans passed a budget resolution through the committee on Thursday, regaining their lead in the race for a settlement. Republicans were also able to sign a deal Seven times There are more spending cuts than the original proposal, and they have a House Freedom Caucus to be grateful for. The budget calls for $1.5 […]
House Freedom Caucus takes the reins on reconciliation
House Freedom Caucus took the initiative and introduced its own budget Solved Republican leadership on Monday to kickstart the settlement process while continuing negotiations. The budget, called emergency border control resolution, includes important funds for several border and military regulations, cutting spending by hundreds of billions and increasing the debt cap by $4 trillion. House […]