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Reconciliation headaches in Senate

CQ Budget, Episode No. 353

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., seen here on May 22, will be walking a tightrope to push the budget reconciliation bill through the Senate.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., seen here on May 22, will be walking a tightrope to push the budget reconciliation bill through the Senate. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted June 2, 2025 at 3:15pm

Republican senators want changes to the “big, beautiful” House reconciliation bill, from Medicaid to tax cuts and more. And House appropriators begin writing their fiscal 2026 spending bills while the Trump administration tries to claw back already approved funding. CQ Roll Call’s Paul M. Krawzak and David Lerman outline the fissures in the GOP reconciliation debate and the constitutional fight over the power of the purse.

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