House Republicans Approve Controversial $4.5 Trillion Budget Amid Internal Dissent
House Republicans passed a $4.5 trillion budget, a key part of Trump's agenda, despite fierce opposition and potential cuts to Medicaid.
Republicans were split over the budget in the past few weeks as many wanted to advance Trump's agenda, but others were concerned about the country's growing debt.
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Several Republican lawmakers worry that scope of the cuts being eyed — particularly some $880 billion to the committee that handles health care spending, including Medicaid, for example, or $230 billion to the agriculture committee that funds food stamps — will be too harmful to their constituents back home.
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The turn of events came after Johnson and No. 2 House Republican Steve Scalise spent hours persuading holdouts to back the move, a preliminary step to extending Trump's 2017 tax cuts later this year.
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The vote’s success represents only the first step in what is expected to be a protracted battle to bring the razor-thin Republican House majority in line with a single package to institute Trump’s agenda.
House Passes Budget Blueprint to Fund Trump’s Agenda
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Now that Republicans have overcome the hurdle of getting a budget resolution through the House, the real challenge awaits as they begin to draft the behemoth piece of legislation and delve into specifics.
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It was the first major test of the House Republican conference, which seeks to pass Trump's priorities for border, energy and taxes through one of the narrowest legislative margins in modern American history, and a gauntlet for House Speaker Mike Johnson as he sought to keep his members united.
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House and Senate Republicans are aiming to use their majorities to advance Trump's agenda via the budget reconciliation process.
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Even as they press ahead, Republicans are running into a familiar problem: Slashing federal spending is typically easier said than done.
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The budget resolution is the first step of the budget reconciliation process congressional Republicans are embarking on to execute Trump’s first-year legislative priorities.
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Republicans representing swing congressional districts in California — including Reps. David Valadao (R-Hanford), Young Kim (R-Anaheim Hills) and Ken Calvert (R-Corona) — voted to support their party’s agenda, setting themselves up for potentially serious blowback in their home communities for agreeing to cut Medicaid.
House narrowly OKs budget plan for trillions of dollars in tax and spending cuts
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Johnson, grappling with an impending government shutdown just weeks away, is racing to push through a budget that reportedly slashes hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid while delivering the massive tax cuts promised by President Donald Trump, that reportedly would primarily benefit the wealthiest Americans—all while navigating a razor-thin majority, Republican defections, and unwavering Democratic opposition.
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However, President Trump, after weeks of talks with members, has made clear he'd like to see the House version get to his desk.
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Due to the Republicans’ slim majority, the speaker was already seeming to express some nervousness about the ability to get the resolution passed.
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The fiscal hawks all raised objections about inadequate spending cuts in the measure; Davidson also aired concerns about how Republican leaders plan to handle the impending March 14 government funding deadline.
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Opposition to the House budget resolution has been steadily building over the last few weeks.
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Speaker Johnson is facing a major test in his effort to rally his rank and file.
House advances budget plan for final vote as GOP leaders lean on Trump to wrangle holdouts
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With a 218-215 majority, Republicans may not be able to afford the handful of defections that are currently expected.
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Still, at least four GOP rabble-rousers — Reps. Victoria Spartz of Indiana, Tim Burchett of Tennessee, Warren Davidson of Ohio and Thomas Massie of Kentucky — emerged from a closed-door meeting of House Republicans on Tuesday morning and said they would vote against the budget plan over concerns it doesn't cut spending enough.
Conservatives threaten to tank House budget vote needed to advance Trump agenda
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As a whole, however, the Republican budget blueprint is a fiscally irresponsible promise to borrow more and continue giving Americans a much more expensive government than the one they are paying for.
The House GOP budget blueprint promises more borrowing, more debt, and not enough spending cuts
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But Republicans are running into a familiar problem: Slashing federal spending is typically easier said than done.
WATCH LIVE: House convenes to consider Republican budget resolution
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Summary
The Republican-controlled House narrowly approved a $4.5 trillion budget, 217-215, aimed at extending Trump's tax cuts and funding deportations. Speaker Mike Johnson's intense negotiations followed a canceled vote and lobby from Trump himself to secure support. The budget includes $2 trillion in spending cuts over ten years, with Medicaid cuts facing major backlash, especially from California representatives. Hardline conservatives are concerned about insufficient cuts, leading Senate Republicans to draft a backup plan. The budget now moves to committees for detail work as the March 14 deadline for government funding approaches, with potential ramifications for healthcare programs.
Perspectives
House Speaker Mike Johnson successfully navigated a narrow vote, 217-215, to advance President Trump's budget blueprint amidst intense pressures from both fiscal conservatives and moderate Republicans, indicating a significant challenge in uniting his party over spending priorities.
Concerns about potential deductions to vital programs like Medicaid remain prominent, as many Republicans express unease over the implications of proposed spending cuts and the need for assurances that essential health programs will not be adversely affected.
With a focus on initiating the legislative process, the budget plan outlines a path for extending tax cuts while also mandating a search for $2 trillion in spending cuts, aiming to balance economic growth with fiscal responsibility.
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