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1 day ago |
notus.org | Katherine Swartz |Reese Gorman
A group of moderate House Republicans — all of whom voted for the “one, big beautiful bill” last month — are desperately hoping the Senate adds several energy tax credits into the reconciliation bill. Their pleas to the Senate come as moderate Republicans’ other victories in the reconciliation negotiations are now in jeopardy as the upper chamber deliberates. In the letter to Senate leadership obtained by NOTUS, 13 moderate Republicans led by Rep.
Republicans Passed Their Reconciliation Bill ‘in the Dead of Night.’ Can Democrats Make It an Issue?
2 weeks ago |
notus.org | Katherine Swartz
Democrats have already found plenty to attack in the House-passed reconciliation bill. But they also think they found an attack in it passed. The chaotic process for getting President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” over the finish line included all-night markups from the Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means and Agriculture committees last week; a late-night markup in the Budget Committee on Sunday; and a marathon hearing in the Rules Committee that started at 1 a.m. on Wednesday.
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2 weeks ago |
notus.org | Daniella Diaz |Reese Gorman |Katherine Swartz
Speaker Mike Johnson has been steadfast in his belief that the House would pass President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” by Memorial Day weekend, even as holdouts in his conference called for more time for negotiations and said his timeline was unrealistic. Turns out, Johnson was right — he just needed Trump’s help to get there. House Republicans took a victory lap after the bill passed the House early Thursday morning, and they were visibly exhausted as they fled the Capitol.
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2 weeks ago |
notus.org | Daniella Diaz |Reese Gorman |Riley Rogerson |Katherine Swartz
After a turbulent few days — following a turbulent few weeks — House Republicans finally muscled through their reconciliation bill early Thursday morning, overcoming unified Democratic opposition and serious doubts that the House GOP could ever find consensus on President Donald Trump’s sweeping legislative agenda. At almost 7 a.m, the House passed the reconciliation bill 215-214 and one present, with 215 Republicans and zero Democrats voting yes. Two Republicans and 214 Democrats voted no.
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2 weeks ago |
notus.org | Reese Gorman |Riley Rogerson |Daniella Diaz |Katherine Swartz
Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republican leaders returned from the White House Wednesday night as optimistic about the reconciliation bill as they’ve been in months, with leaders so enthusiastic about the direction of talks that they weren’t ruling out a vote on the legislation in a matter of hours. “We’re in a very good place,” Johnson told reporters.
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After over 26 hours, stopping only for votes, Energy and Commerce advanced their markup along party lines. (35 mins short of the committee’s record) https://t.co/ySEKs41Xuk
"I may not be taking drugs, and I don’t, but I sold a bunch of ‘em." Rep. Buddy Carter (a former pharmacist) with what one GOP member called "the best line of the day" Hour 26 of E&C markup!
We've just hit hour 26 of the E&C markup