Barbara Sprunt

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.

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

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

Absolutely.

Absolutely.

Absolutely.

Yeah, I think one thing that is easily conflated, and I totally get why, you know, people have questions about this, like appropriations and the continuing resolution, which is being debated now about, you know, how to avoid a shutdown of the federal government mid-March is different than reconciliation, right? They are different tracks.

Yeah, I think one thing that is easily conflated, and I totally get why, you know, people have questions about this, like appropriations and the continuing resolution, which is being debated now about, you know, how to avoid a shutdown of the federal government mid-March is different than reconciliation, right? They are different tracks.

Yeah, I think one thing that is easily conflated, and I totally get why, you know, people have questions about this, like appropriations and the continuing resolution, which is being debated now about, you know, how to avoid a shutdown of the federal government mid-March is different than reconciliation, right? They are different tracks.

On the reconciliation side, you know, there has been a lot of focus on the competing budget resolutions between the chambers. But that is a very early step. And we're just now entering another tricky season of negotiations. The Senate Republicans are going to want to do things with the House's plan.

On the reconciliation side, you know, there has been a lot of focus on the competing budget resolutions between the chambers. But that is a very early step. And we're just now entering another tricky season of negotiations. The Senate Republicans are going to want to do things with the House's plan.