Republican congressional leadership has its work cut out for it this week as members return to Washington, working toward a shared budget resolution between the Senate and House of Representatives.
Back in February, the House of Representatives succeeded in passing its own budget resolution.
In that legislative showdown, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., was able to wrangle every Republican member of the House except for one to vote for the budget plan, which is a necessary first step in enacting a budget reconciliation.
Reconciliation is a process exempt from the 60-vote threshold required to end debate in the Senate. Through reconciliation, Congress decides which areas should get more money and which should get less based on their priorities.
Now, Johnson must get the Senate on board with the budget resolution or at least persuade it not to amend the…
