The law sets the stage for Republicans to pass the broad sash of President Donald Trump's agenda, survived a key hurdle Wednesday afternoon.
House GOP lawmakers voted to allow discussions about the law known as “rules votes,” which serves as one of the first steps in the budget adjustment process.
GOP leaders have shown they are all going all out in a few hours, but it is still unclear whether House Republicans have enough support to pass the law itself.
“I think we can get this job done. I understand holdouts. So their concerns are real. They really want to have a real budget cut.
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President Donald Trump will head to Florida, Washington on Friday, March 28, 2025 to an oval office on the southern lawn of the White House. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Trump has directed Republicans to tackle “one big, beautiful bill” to advance his agenda on border security, defense, energy and taxes.
Such measures are largely possible only through the budget adjustment process. As one party was traditionally used when administering all three branches of the government, the settlement reduced the Senate threshold for passing certain fiscal measures from 60 votes to 51. As a result, one or two large laws have been used to pass widespread policy changes.
Rule voting is traditionally not an indicator of the final passage of a bill, but generally falls along party lines.
Several Republicans who voted to allow discussion on the measure said they would still oppose the final passage.
Passing the House and Senate frameworks primarily includes only numbers indicating an increase or decrease in funding, so each chamber of commerce committee can develop policies in line with numbers under a particular jurisdiction.
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) will leave the U.S. Capitol after the final vote of the week on Thursday, April 20, 2023. (Getty Images)
The House passed its own version of the settlement framework earlier this year, and the Senate passed an amended version last week. House GOP leaders now believe that voting for the Senate plan will allow Republicans to enter the next step in their production policy.
However, the Finance Hawks raised concerns about differences in minimum forced spending cuts. They hope to start a path to offset the costs of new federal investments and reduce the deficit.
The Senate version calls for spending cuts of at least $4 billion, but the House baseline starts at $1.5 trillion. This is a big gap.
Conservatives are demanding additional assurances from the Senate GOP that they are committed to pursuing deeper spending cuts along the house package.
“They don't have the plans I saw, so until I see it, I'm no,” R-Tenn said. Rep. Andy Ogres told Fox News Digital.
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Senate Majority Leader John Tune, a Republican from South Dakota, will speak at a press conference following the Senate Republican Policy Luncheon held at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 11, 2025. (Aldrago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Trump himself worked to persuade him to hold out on public duties at the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) both at the small White House meeting on Tuesday.
He also fired multiple true social posts that push House Republicans to support the measure despite conservatives claiming it would not be enough to fulfill Trump's agenda.
“Republicans, it's more important than ever, that we pass a big, beautiful bill. America will soar more than ever!!!” read one of the posts.
