Republican leaders are stepping on the gas to get the giant budget reconciliation package to President Donald Trump’s desk after a renewed push by the president for his Capitol Hill allies to meet his July 4 deadline.
But from tax provisions to Medicaid changes, roadblocks remain in meeting that aggressive timetable, which is more symbolic than tied to any legislative deadline, though the debt ceiling likely needs to be raised by the end of July. And lawmakers will certainly want to hold on to as much of their July 4 recess as possible, which is set to start Friday — for now.
Trump posted on Truth Social Tuesday morning that he needed the bill on his desk “ASAP.”
