Some Senate Republicans already have a message for deficit hawks in the House: You’ll have to answer to President Donald Trump about why you won’t support a full extension of his tax cuts. Bernie Bennett explains. VERBATIM: Senate Finance Committee member Thom Tillis, when asked about recent complaints by some House Republicans about the Senate’s […]
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Senate Republicans Want House Financial Hawks to Agree with Their Budget Plans
Some Senate Republicans already have a message for deficit hawks in the House: You’ll have to answer to President Donald Trump about why you won’t support a full extension of his tax cuts. Bernie Bennett explains.
VERBATIM: Senate Finance Committee member Thom Tillis, when asked about recent complaints by some House Republicans about the Senate’s tax plan said, “At the end of the day, President Trump’s going to have to be involved, particularly in the House.”
Any arm-twisting by Trump on holdouts in the House would have to begin soon if GOP leaders want to unlock the first step for their party-line border, energy and tax bill this week.
Deficit hawks in the House pose the greatest challenge to that timeline. Budget Chair Jodey Arrington complained that Senate Republicans’ tax plan would be fiscally irresponsible and erase months of painstaking negotiation in the House.
Bernie Bennett, Washington.