'There's a lot of us': Fiscal conservatives are in open 'rebellion' against GOP bill
Republicans on Capitol Hill are saying behind the scenes that they believe that President Donald Trump's proposed budget might not make it, a reporter said on Wednesday.
Trump said that he wanted to combine a slew of different issues in the budget. He called it "one, big, beautiful bill" that would have government funding, but also include funding for border security and the ongoing deportations, as well as extending the 2017 tax cuts.
Semafor congressional bureau chief Burgess Everett said on X that "some Republicans are worried" about the status of the bill. He added that comments were coming from "all corners of the party."
“We all knew this was going to happen: It was probably too much to do in one bill,” Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) told him.
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He then noted that anger from deficit hawks was coming from both chambers.
"There's a lot of us," confessed Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL).
House Republicans are asking for more in the state and local tax deductions cap, Everett said. After a contentious meeting with the GOP caucus on the matter, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told reporters that he expects a deal on it to be hammered out on Wednesday, the Hill reported Tuesday.
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) called it "stupid," said Everett.
Meanwhile, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), who has opposed Medicaid cuts, said that Medicaid cuts were "not going to pass. I have serious concerns about the co-pay. It’s like a sick tax on poor people."
“I’m hopeful we can get there in the timeframe — but if not, I’d be really seriously concerned on what the actual Plan B is, because I haven’t heard about it,” Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) told Everett.
Another fiscal hawk, Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) said that without cuts to spending it would be difficult to support the bill.
"It’s not even remotely in the range of what we should be talking about," he said.