Hard-liners, leadership strike DEAL on budget resolution ahead of key vote
The Hill ^ | Feb 13 | by Emily Brooks and Mychael Schnell - 02/13/25 11:52 AM ET
Posted on 02/13/2025 10:47:28 AM PST by RandFan
Hard-line conservatives and House GOP leadership struck an agreement on the conference’s budget resolution shortly before a key vote Thursday, putting the measure on a path to advance out of committee if it holds.
According to House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris (R-Md.), the agreement — which still has to be approved by the House Budget Committee — would allow Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas), the chair of the Budget committee, to “adjust the dials” and increase the cap on the deficit impact of the tax portion of the package of President Trump’s priorities if additional spending cuts are made in other areas. It would also give teeth to a $2 trillion deficit reduction target outlined in the bill that was key for fiscal hawks.
Harris said if the agreement, which would be brought up as a manager’s amendment, passes, the House Freedom Caucus will support the budget resolution — a serious boost to the House’s chances of approving the framework for “one big beautiful bill” of Trump’s priorities on the floor after weeks of hard-line conservatives jockeying over spending cut demands.
Advancing the budget resolution out of committee is the first step toward unlocking the process Republicans want to use to pass Trump’s legislative priorities without Democratic votes.
“This is it. We declare victory,” Harris said.
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This is big and glad they have a deal. Means Trump's agenda is going through
1 posted on 02/13/2025 10:47:28 AM PST by RandFan
To: RandFan
Will he sign a giant pile of shite?
Yeah, we know about the scams and laundering BUT will the beast still get trillions?
If he signs bloated crap, even with strings attached, it’s still fully funded.
2 posted on 02/13/2025 10:52:47 AM PST by SavannahWonderer (First do no harm)
To: RandFan
“Means Trump’s agenda is going through”
Do we actually know what is in it? Is there even more Grift attached with but an “R” on it?
I hope Trump researches it very well and kicks it back down if there is. Let them own their own double standard and hypocrisy by overriding his veto.
3 posted on 02/13/2025 10:59:45 AM PST by Openurmind
To: Openurmind
Do we actually know what is in it?
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You will have to read it to find out what is in it, to paraphrase Pelosi.
4 posted on 02/13/2025 11:20:53 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
To: RandFan
“. . . deficit reduction target outlined in the bill that was key for fiscal hawks.”\____________________________________________
Wouldn’t a better way for The Hill to say this would be “. . . deficit reduction target outlined in the bill that was key to reasonable people who are striving for a rational reduction in Federal spending?”
5 posted on 02/13/2025 11:36:07 AM PST by oldplayer
To: RandFan
"This is big and glad they have a deal. Means Trump's agenda is going through"
I want to see the actual Bill and what's in it first before I take some politician's and pre-school article writer's word for it.
6 posted on 02/13/2025 11:50:30 AM PST by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
To: PIF
I was thinking the same thing. Id Trump is going to win this, he needs to start with HOW they pull this crap in the first place. He should make it clear he is not going to just sign anything and everything that comes across his desk. So they better have it cleaned up before it even gets to him. No more signing some bad along with the good...
He is going to have to train them that those days are over.
7 posted on 02/13/2025 12:20:39 PM PST by Openurmind
To: PIF
“Do we actually know what is in it?
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You will have to read it to find out what is in it, to paraphrase Pelosi.”
Hopefully it will be read line by line for any BS that may be in it by the Trump people.
8 posted on 02/13/2025 12:36:54 PM PST by Parley Baer
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