Overview

• 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.