News: Key House and Senate Republicans are already at odds over how and when to proceed with two reconciliation bills next year. At issue is what should go first: A tax bill or a package composed of President-elect Donald Trump’s other legislative priorities.
Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune pitched GOP senators Tuesday on first passing a filibuster-proof reconciliation package of non-tax priorities such as border security, energy and defense policies in the first 30 days of the Trump presidency.
Hours later, House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-Mo.) panned the idea. Here’s what he said:
