President Donald Trump urged the House GOP to stop negotiating and pass his “big, beautiful” filibuster-proof reconciliation bill Tuesday, with sharp words for blue-state Republicans pushing for more tax relief and conservatives seeking additional spending cuts.
In an appearance during the weekly GOP conference meeting, Trump told conservatives to lay off Medicaid, scolded blue-state Republicans for rejecting a $30,000 cap on state and local tax deductions, and urged the party to increase the country’s borrowing limit through the rest of his term, members leaving the meeting said.
Trump’s Capitol Hill visit comes as House GOP leadership is trying to unite the party behind the reconciliation package they’re relying on to enact much of the president’s agenda.
