A congressional debate over President Donald Trump’s agenda is being negotiated on the House’s terms after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) won a shock vote Tuesday that quashed Senate hopes of advancing a competing bill.
The Senate is drawing lines in the sand after the House approved a budget framework that would sweep all GOP priorities into “one big, beautiful bill.” Senate GOP leaders want a raft of expiring tax cuts made permanent, something that may not be feasible with the price tag allowed in the House’s resolution.
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