The House Republican leadership is still working on ironing out differences between members surrounding the budget reconciliation process as Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., gave an update Tuesday that he expected progress to be made this week.
The budget reconciliation process is an important tool to ensure that President Donald Trump has the funding and support he needs to follow through on his ambitious campaign promises involving the border, energy, national defense, and tax cuts.
Johnson said at a press conference alongside fellow leaders, “On the budget. … Yes, a markup is going to be scheduled for Thursday. That’s the intention. The budget chairman [Jodey] Arrington just spoke to the [Republican] Conference and set it [at] that. We’re going to be rolling out the details of that, probably by tonight. … We’re right on the schedule that we need to be…
