President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” hit a major roadblock in Congress on Friday as GOP infighting stalled progress.
The House Budget Committee failed to advance its portion of the bill in a 16-21 vote, with five Republicans joining Democrats over a dispute on the degree and timing of efforts to rein in the deficit, benefits, and environmental programs.
The outcome is a blow to House GOP leadership, which hopes to get the overall bill passed by Memorial Day. Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) said he did not expect the panel to meet again on Friday and suggested it could take another crack at the legislation on Sunday evening.
With negotiations poised to stretch into the weekend, members will have to consider that certain alterations to placate the GOP holdouts might alienate other Republicans.
One of the GOP defectors, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), explained on X…
