President Donald Trump is pushing House Republicans to get his budget bill over the line (Getty Images)
They’re also pushing for a more aggressive effort to repeal green energy tax subsidies passed in the former Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). That push has pitted them against Republican lawmakers whose districts have businesses that have benefited from the tax relief.
Meanwhile House GOP leaders and the White House have held the bill up as the most significant fiscal reform in decades.
Holdouts were expected to negotiate with GOP leaders in Congress and the White House through the weekend.
"I really need to see something in writing. You know, we’ve talked enough. They know where we are. And you know, before, if it's just if it's the same old thing, that we can't get [a majority], we're going to have to pretty much stick with what we have, I’ve got a problem," Norman told Fox News Digital on Sunday morning
He said he and other critics of the legislation were asked to meet with House GOP leaders at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.
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Republicans are working to pass Trump’s agenda via the budget reconciliation process, which allows the party controlling both Congress and the White House to pass vast pieces of legislation while completely sidelining the minority – in this case, Democrats.
It does so by lowering the Senate’s threshold for passage from 60 votes to 51, lining up with the House’s own simple majority. The legislation must adhere to a specific set of rules, however, including only items related to federal spending, tax, and the national debt.
Both the House and Senate are dealing with razor-thin margins. That extends to the House Budget Committee as well, where Republicans can only lose two of their own to still advance the legislation.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., was confident that Republicans could overcome their differences and stick to their timeline during an appearance on Fox News Sunday.
President Donald Trump's Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought spoke out in support of the bill (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
Trump blasted the people holding up the legislation as grandstanders in a Truth Social post Friday.
Those rebels and their allies, however, have argued that they are only pushing to fully enact Trump’s agenda.
"He campaigned on cutting the Green New Deal. But it's really a scam…. But this bill to postpone phase-out for seven years, it's just money we don't have," Norman said.
Economic Policy Innovation Center founder Paul Winfree wrote on X Saturday, "Several of the Members of Congress negotiating on the OBBB this weekend are trying to make it even better. In fact, there is a significant group that has been fighting all along to make sure that [Trump] gets the biggest win possible."
Moving ahead with Sunday night’s vote is a sign of confidence by House GOP leaders, but it’s not yet clear how it will play out. In addition to the Medicaid and IRA differences, Republicans must also reconcile current disagreements with blue state GOP lawmakers over State and Local tax (SALT) deduction caps.
U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Tx., speaks to the media after the House of Representatives failed to pass a government funding bill at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 19, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
The legislation raised the current $10,000 cap to $30,000, but a handful of blue state Republicans rejected the compromise as insufficient.
Meanwhile, conservatives in redder districts are demanding deeper pay cuts if the SALT deduction cap was raised.
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SALT Caucus member Rep. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., suggested raising taxes on the highest earners to offset the cost – it would likely be an uphill battle to enact, though some conservatives have also signaled openness to the idea.
"The One Big Beautiful Bill has stalled—and it needs wind in its sails. Allowing the top tax rate to expire—returning from 37% to 39.6% for individuals earning over $609,350 and married couples earning over $731,200—breathes $300 billion of new life into the effort," LaLota wrote on X Saturday.
"It’s a fiscally responsible move that reflects the priorities of the new Republican Party: protect working families, address the deficit, fix the unfair SALT cap, and safeguard programs like Medicaid and SNAP—without raising taxes on the middle class."
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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