House GOP 'stuck in the mud' on reconciliation as debt hawks demand more cuts

House Republicans are “stuck in the mud” on reconciliation as debt hawks push back against leadership’s goals for spending cuts, with hard-liners warning leadership that the clock is ticking and a two-bill solution may be inevitable.

At the GOP conference’s weekly meeting Wednesday, sources told the Washington Examiner that several hard-liners, including those from the Freedom Caucus, stepped up for an “honest conversation” on where the party is with reconciliation. This comes after many Republicans left Doral, Florida, where the GOP issues retreat was held last week, feeling disappointed that leadership did not deliver the promised “blueprint” for a budget resolution.