GOP congressional leaders set the stage to move on Trump’s agenda

Donald Trump and his GOP allies in Congress have recently shared some of the first details of their ambitious agenda — sweeping tax cuts, border security and raising the debt limit — which they hope to muscle through in the first 100 days of the president-elect’s term.

Donald Trump and his GOP allies in Congress have recently shared some of the first details of their ambitious agenda — sweeping tax cuts, border security and raising the debt limit — which they hope to muscle through in the first 100 days of the president-elect’s term. And that’s all with one of the smallest House majorities in history. Speaking after House Republicans huddled for a weekend policy and leadership retreat, Speaker Mike Johnson said Trump has pushed for a single bill. “At the end of the day, President Trump is going to prefer, as he likes to say, ‘one big, beautiful bill.’ And there’s a lot of merit to that … because there are so many elements to it, and it will give us a little bit more time to negotiate that and get it right,” Johnson told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on “Sunday Morning Futures.” It will be a huge undertaking, especially with the slim GOP margin and the ambitious timeline of having the bill on Trump’s desk by the end of April. Republicans are looking at passing the bill using the budget process known on Capitol Hill as reconciliation, which allows bills to be approved by a simple majority (51 votes) in the Senate. But approving each reconciliation bill requires two steps and a marathon series of votes, and the legislation must pass muster with strict budget rules in the Senate.