Barbara Sprunt

Johnson and House Republican leaders held the floor open for an hour or so while trying to get all of the votes needed to pass this resolution. At one point, it looked like they weren't going to quite make it. They sent members home for the night. But wait, but wait. They quickly changed course, ordered the House back in session and voted on the proposal right away.

You know, essentially, some of the GOP members who had said that they would not support it changed their minds and ended up supporting it.

You know, essentially, some of the GOP members who had said that they would not support it changed their minds and ended up supporting it.

You know, essentially, some of the GOP members who had said that they would not support it changed their minds and ended up supporting it.

Yeah, I think there's two big things, you know, that are different between now and when Republicans used reconciliation in 2017. And one of those is exactly what you're saying, the difference of Trump himself. He was fairly content to leave a lot of the procedural elements in 2017 to Paul Ryan, who was speaker. And now it's not even, you know, a full two months into his presidency.

Yeah, I think there's two big things, you know, that are different between now and when Republicans used reconciliation in 2017. And one of those is exactly what you're saying, the difference of Trump himself. He was fairly content to leave a lot of the procedural elements in 2017 to Paul Ryan, who was speaker. And now it's not even, you know, a full two months into his presidency.

Yeah, I think there's two big things, you know, that are different between now and when Republicans used reconciliation in 2017. And one of those is exactly what you're saying, the difference of Trump himself. He was fairly content to leave a lot of the procedural elements in 2017 to Paul Ryan, who was speaker. And now it's not even, you know, a full two months into his presidency.

He's already put his thumb on the scale when it comes to a lot of the decision making between the House and the Senate, talking to members, doing some whipping of support. And then, you know, the second thing that I think is different, of course, is the margin, you know, that Johnson enjoys or does not enjoy rather some of the time.

He's already put his thumb on the scale when it comes to a lot of the decision making between the House and the Senate, talking to members, doing some whipping of support. And then, you know, the second thing that I think is different, of course, is the margin, you know, that Johnson enjoys or does not enjoy rather some of the time.

He's already put his thumb on the scale when it comes to a lot of the decision making between the House and the Senate, talking to members, doing some whipping of support. And then, you know, the second thing that I think is different, of course, is the margin, you know, that Johnson enjoys or does not enjoy rather some of the time.

You know, in 2017, Republicans can lose, I don't know, 20 some votes. Now, you know, Johnson can afford to lose just one vote. That's that's pretty tight. Yeah.

You know, in 2017, Republicans can lose, I don't know, 20 some votes. Now, you know, Johnson can afford to lose just one vote. That's that's pretty tight. Yeah.

You know, in 2017, Republicans can lose, I don't know, 20 some votes. Now, you know, Johnson can afford to lose just one vote. That's that's pretty tight. Yeah.

Yeah. And I mean, we've already seen some Republican senators say, you know, we're not cutting Medicaid. You know, there's conversations around, well, maybe it's not really cutting Medicaid if you're cutting waste, fraud and abuse within the program. But there's not $880 billion of waste, fraud and abuse. I don't think anyone is arguing that.

Yeah. And I mean, we've already seen some Republican senators say, you know, we're not cutting Medicaid. You know, there's conversations around, well, maybe it's not really cutting Medicaid if you're cutting waste, fraud and abuse within the program. But there's not $880 billion of waste, fraud and abuse. I don't think anyone is arguing that.

Yeah. And I mean, we've already seen some Republican senators say, you know, we're not cutting Medicaid. You know, there's conversations around, well, maybe it's not really cutting Medicaid if you're cutting waste, fraud and abuse within the program. But there's not $880 billion of waste, fraud and abuse. I don't think anyone is arguing that.

And of course, like to Domenico's point about like, you know, just unified control is not does not a smooth journey make. Senate Republicans, as we've talked about, are in complete tension with their House counterparts when it comes to the best way to implement Trump's agenda. Senate Republicans passed their own budget resolution last week, and it doesn't matter that they both passed their own.

And of course, like to Domenico's point about like, you know, just unified control is not does not a smooth journey make. Senate Republicans, as we've talked about, are in complete tension with their House counterparts when it comes to the best way to implement Trump's agenda. Senate Republicans passed their own budget resolution last week, and it doesn't matter that they both passed their own.

And of course, like to Domenico's point about like, you know, just unified control is not does not a smooth journey make. Senate Republicans, as we've talked about, are in complete tension with their House counterparts when it comes to the best way to implement Trump's agenda. Senate Republicans passed their own budget resolution last week, and it doesn't matter that they both passed their own.

This doesn't really work unless they all get on the same page eventually.