CQ Budget: Budget promises put to the test
Caitlin Reilly
Aidan Quigley
David Lerman
GOP leaders
spending cuts
budget resolution
reconciliation bill
President Donald Trump
Republican lawmakers
filibuster-proof
Vague promises from GOP leaders to seek deep spending cuts put down a rebellion from conservative holdouts and secured the adoption of a budget resolution this month. But now Republicans must begin writing a reconciliation bill enacting much of President Donald Trump's agenda with little sign of any resolution of the key conflicts that have divided GOP lawmakers for months. CQ Roll Call's Caitlin Reilly, Aidan Quigley and David Lerman assess the deal cut between leadership and Republicans rebels and what it could mean for the drafting of a filibuster-proof reconciliation bill.
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