Trump budget bill could see 'roughly' $1 trillion in baseline spending cuts, top Republican says
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Republicans are working to pass President Donald Trump's agenda via the reconciliation process this year.
Republican majorities in the House and Senate are working to codify large swaths of President Donald Trump’s agenda via the budget reconciliation process. 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.
By lowering the threshold for Senate passage from 60 votes to 51 out of 100, the maneuver allows the party in power to skirt its opposition to advance its agenda – provided the items included relate to budgetary and other fiscal matters. The House of Representatives already has a simple majority threshold. Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com