
'Master dealmaker': Inside Trump's budget bill victory amid House GOP rebellion
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President Donald Trump has been credited with helping House Republicans get their reconciliation bill over the line this week.
It was a stark departure from the situation hours earlier when several GOP lawmakers – Reps. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, and Thomas Massie, R-Ky. – all signaled that they would oppose the bill. Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
Several people who have spoken with Fox News Digital in the days since then have credited Trump with getting the bill across the line. Trump had lengthy phone calls with both Burchett and Spartz on Tuesday, Fox News Digital was told. Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com