Jordain Carney

News: Sen. Hawley tells me he's proposed language to leadership on the provider tax and warns he could force the issue on the floor during vote-a-rama: "I prefer not to have to do it on the floor but there's always that option"

GOP senators believe Crapo will do a more in-depth briefing on Monday And as we told you last week in Inside Congress to expect, Thune and Crapo meeting with Trump to brief him

Jordain Carney @jordainc

News w @ben_guggenheim: Crapo talks business tax permanency, lower SALT, softening IRA language in GOP meeting GOP senators think Medicaid language similar right now but don't think it's baked: https://t.co/IFsRm5JRvH

News w @ben_guggenheim: Crapo talks business tax permanency, lower SALT, softening IRA language in GOP meeting GOP senators think Medicaid language similar right now but don't think it's baked: https://t.co/IFsRm5JRvH

Thune reiterated this in the Senate GOP meeting. But GOP senators are hoping to have a bill tbey can put on the floor the back half of the week of June 23.

Jordain Carney @jordainc

Thune says he will keep Senate in session into the July 4 recess if needed to finish the reconciliation bill (A perennial leadership threat to try to get people to play ball)

News: Rand Paul says he was uninvited from the White House picnic "I just find this incredibly petty"

Thune says he will keep Senate in session into the July 4 recess if needed to finish the reconciliation bill (A perennial leadership threat to try to get people to play ball)

RT @YarrowGrace: Scoop with @meredithllee: Senate Ag is finalizing scaled-back version of the House's SNAP cost share proposal Makes ag p…

New w/@rking_19: Senate Republicans appear to be popping their trial balloon on looping Medicare changes into their reconciliation bill: https://t.co/psYtSZ1Xxr

Thune tells me SALT Rs have reached out for a meeting. Didn't think that is currently on the books yet. Also said lots of talks happening at staff level.

Mica Soellner @MicaSoellnerDC

LALOTA says he will meet with Senate GOP lawmakers today on SALT. His message after HFC pushed for changes: “Don't touch it. Pass it as is. If you're going to make tweaks, just make minor tweaks, because these majorities are quite delicate.”