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Happy Monday to welcome President Donald Trump’s crucial week on Capitol Hill’s agenda. Sahil Kapur broke down three key issues that Republican leaders would need to solve if they wish to meet the Memorial Day pass deadline. Plus, Peter Nicholas and Megan Shannon look at members of the Trump administration, who are taking on double, triple, or even four times the responsibilities.
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It's a huge week for House Republicans as they try to pass through the party's president's agenda through the party's president's agenda, and President Donald Trump's agenda is a massive week as factions continue to demand changes.
Republican leaders cleared important obstacles at the end of Sunday when four conservative hardies on the House Budget Committee gave up and advanced after blocking the bill two days ago. Now, the package will be sent to the Rules Committee, which party leaders hope to make changes and will meet at 1 a.m. Wednesday to deliver it to the floor.
Trump is involved in a final effort ahead of spokesman Mike Johnson’s Memorial Day deadline: He is expected to attend a House Republican meeting Tuesday morning.
Medicaid cuts and restrictions: The Conservatives complain about the bill's provisions that advance benefits and delay spending cuts. This includes cuts to Medicaid – starting in the form of stricter job requirements, which will begin in 2029. House Majority Leader Steve Scalis (R-La).
But will this vote among more moderate Republicans? Scalise can't guarantee they'll stay on the boat, saying only the leader "talks with all these members" and "everyone knows it's something we're doing."
As Republicans in the swing zone are already facing political attacks on Medicaid cuts, it will be a difficult balance to hit.
Clean energy cuts: Cutting clean energy funds has similar dilemmas. The legislation repeals the main part of the Inflation Reduction Act, with Democrats passing funding and tax credits in 2022 to promote clean energy
But conservatives want to return the money more aggressively, partly because of reducing the red ink under the bill. The problem is that much of the money benefits from the red and purple areas represented by Republicans. Politically endangered members do not like to take away funds. Republican leaders need to find a way to appease both factions.
Reduce salt: National and local tax exemptions may have become the biggest nuisance for party leaders. This is a unique problem, as a group of Blue State Republicans insisted that the party’s 2017 salt deductions for each tax claimant were significantly expanded.
The top Republicans offered to raise it to $30,000, but for a few members, that wasn't enough to win support for the bill. Raising deductions is expensive and it is possible to alienate more than conservative members in areas where salt is not a big problem, as well as other center-right Republicans.
Rep. Nick Lalota, RN.Y. It is the loudest Republican voice, advocating for greater salt deductions and even suggesting raising marginal tax rates for the rich to help fund it. Many people in the party strongly oppose this idea.
President Donald Trump hired some cabinet members and senior executive officers and carried out additional work that required completely different skills.
Critics argue that the dual posts raise entanglements of management challenges, constitutional issues and potential conflicts of interest.
Jamieson Greer: As U.S. Trade Representative, Greer has been negotiating tariffs imposed by the president around the world. Most importantly, he is the official supervisory body of the government. The White House appointed Greer as the acting director of the Government Ethics Office and also the acting director of the Special Counsel’s Office.
Daniel Driscoll: He is not only the Army Secretary, but also the acting director of alcohol, tobacco, guns and explosives. The first job is to get soldiers to fight trim; the second includes combating banned cigarettes.
Marco Rubio: His titles include Secretary of State, National Security Advisor and Acting Director of the National Archives Administration. He is also an acting executive at the U.S. International Development Agency, or the rest after the Trump administration effectively demolished it.
Todd Blanche: In addition to serving as deputy attorney general, Trump recently appointed Blanche as acting head of the Library of Congress. The Justice Department upholds the state’s laws and advances Trump’s agenda; libraries should provide independent research for the legislators they ask for.
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