Republicans Face Key Challenges in Push to Codify Trump's 2017 Tax Cuts

The GOP enters a critical three-week period to reconcile budget resolutions and advance major legislative priorities, with internal divisions and procedural hurdles complicating progress.

Republicans aim to finalize a budget resolution to make Trump's 2017 tax cuts permanent, focusing on deficit-neutrality and Senate parliamentarian approval.
Internal GOP disagreements over Medicaid cuts and spending priorities are creating obstacles to achieving consensus on the budget framework.
Democrats are split between resisting the GOP's agenda and pursuing bipartisan initiatives, including efforts to lower drug prices and cap credit card interest rates.
The budget reconciliation process allows Republicans to bypass the Senate filibuster but imposes strict procedural requirements that could delay progress.
The GOP's legislative timeline is under pressure, with leaders pushing to pass the budget package before Easter, though some Senate Republicans suggest an August deadline.