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It took intense lobbying from President Donald Trump, an all-nighter, and a vote on a bill for which many people did not yet have a clear grasp of the final changes, but House Republicans got it done this week.
The CBO's cost estimates for GOP legislation often lack accuracy and transparency, potentially leading lawmakers astray in budget decisions.
The bill reflects the current tension in the GOP over keeping old guard Republicans, business interests and Wall Street donors happy even as Trump challenges other elements of party orthodoxy.
Trump policy agenda: The House Budget Committee late Sunday night revived President Trump’s stalled bill to cut taxes and spending, after a handful of fiscally conservative Republicans relented and allowed it to advance even as they continued to press for deeper reductions to health and environmental programs. Read more ›
The bill will provide a $350 billion boost to military and anti-immigration spending and 'cuts to Medicaid, food stamps and green energy programs'
Is he just not that invested in the economic populism and is too friendly to corporate interests, or is he not able to or willing to stand up to the anti-tax crowd? Trump has always had a somewhat ...
Republicans brought the president’s tax cuts one step closer to reality, but Wall Street remains on edge about the fiscal costs.