Trump leans on GOP senators as they gear up to make changes to his domestic policy bill
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President Donald Trump spoke with several GOP senators on Monday, including ones who have raised concerns about his domestic policy bill, as the chamber gears up to make changes to the legislation and congressional leaders aim to put the package on Trump’s desk by July 4.
President Donald Trump spoke with several GOP senators on Monday, including ones who have raised concerns about his domestic policy bill, as the chamber gears up to make changes to the legislation and congressional leaders aim to put the package on Trump’s desk by July 4. In a sign of the challenges ahead for GOP leaders, a number of Republican senators have raised concerns about the House-passed package, demanding changes that could be tough for Speaker Mike Johnson’s narrow majority to swallow when it moves back over to the House. The president met with Senate Majority Leader John Thune at the White House on Monday, who said they “covered a lot of ground. A lot about the big, beautiful bill.” A White House official confirmed Thune and Trump met. Several of the senators who have been most vocal about their concerns — Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky — said that they discussed the package with the president. Paul told CNN that he “had a lengthy discussion” with Trump this week and told the President that he can’t back the bill if an increase to the debt ceiling remains in the package. “It’s just not a conservative thing to do, and I’ve told him I can’t support the bill if they are together. If they were to separate out and take the debt ceiling off that, I very much could consider the rest of the bill,” said Paul, who noted that Trump “did most of the talking” on their call.
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