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What happened to Johnson's budget plans?

Norman and other conservatives had generally been on board with the budget plans that Johnson and other GOP leaders had presented at the conference’s policy retreat last week. But problems quickly arose as those plans morphed into a physical document, according to multiple GOP lawmakers and senior aides familiar with the discussions. ...

Will House GOP leaders rescue their own budget blueprint?

For now, House GOP leaders are working to rescue their own budget blueprint, rather than let the Senate move first. As lawmakers return to Washington on Tuesday night, Johnson and his team plan to resume the parade of one-on-one meetings they’ve been having for weeks as they map out how to pass Trump’s agenda. ...

What did Republicans think about Johnson's delay?

People close to Republican leadership downplayed the impact of the delay, noting that Johnson’s schedule had always been ambitious, if not aspirational. ...

Should Republicans focus on a narrower version of Trump's agenda?

Many senators — including Graham — have suggested that Republicans should focus on passing a narrower version of Trump’s agenda zeroing in on border and energy policy, and save the politically trickier tax bill for later. House GOP tax-writers, however, have ruled out that idea, arguing it would jeopardize the passage of those tax cuts. ...

Why are GOP leaders struggling with a budget blueprint?

House GOP leaders are struggling to coalesce behind a budget blueprint that will mark the first step toward delivering Trump’s agenda, as some hardliners demanded hundreds of billions more in cuts and more details about how to pay for Trump’s tax cuts. ...

Should Johnson support a less-aggressive budget blueprint?

Johnson and his team have been urging their more conservative members to support a less-aggressive budget blueprint — one that gives them flexibility to go after steeper spending if they are able, but also one that can realistically pass in a historically tiny majority. But Norman scoffed at that idea. ...