House Majority Leader Steve Scalise discussed the GOP's goals of meeting their funding deadlines and enacting Trump policies. (Getty Images)
Disagreements over where to set the floor for spending cuts have put House Republicans behind on their ambitious schedule for reconciliation, which includes a final goal of getting a bill on Trump’s desk in May.
The House Budget Committee was expected to advance an initial resolution for reconciliation this week. That plan was derailed, however, when spending hawks on the panel balked at House GOP leaders’ initial offer of roughly $300 billion as a starting point for rollbacks to federal funding. They also rejected a higher offer nearing $900 billion in cuts, Fox News Digital was told earlier this week.
Scalise told reporters Tuesday night that leaders were now looking at next week to advance the bill out of the House Budget Committee.
Conservatives who spoke with Fox News Digital said they doubted the spending cuts would go much deeper than the agreed-upon floor, but Republican leaders have continued to insist there will be opportunities to find areas for cuts beyond whatever level they settle on.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has not committed to any one path forward. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
House Republicans had planned to pass their reconciliation bill first, but it appears time could be running short. Senate Republicans have signaled they are ready to move ahead with their own plan if infighting delays the House GOP’s schedule.
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Asked about the prospect of the Senate moving first, Johnson told reporters on Tuesday, "Senate will not take the lead. We're going to, and we're right on schedule."
Scalise similarly said that delaying the committee mark up to next week will not alter Republicans’ overall timeline.
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