Overview

• The House Budget Committee voted 21-16 against advancing President Trump’s $3.7 trillion reconciliation package, stalling its progress.
• Conservative Republicans demanded deeper Medicaid cuts and the elimination of green energy tax credits, while moderates pushed for higher SALT deduction caps.
• Speaker Mike Johnson and President Trump are negotiating over the weekend to address intraparty divisions ahead of a planned reconvening on Monday.
• The proposed legislation would extend Trump-era tax cuts and impose work requirements for Medicaid, but critics warn it could strip health coverage from millions.
• The bill’s projected deficit impact and policy trade-offs have sparked concerns over its economic and political implications within the GOP.