Senate watches the House on reconciliation 3.0
Senate Republicans are warming to the idea of using a third reconciliation package to replenish the Pentagon's depleted weapons stocks.Why it matters: They still view reconciliation 3.0 as Plan B.For now, though, they're willing to let House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) attempt the legislative equivalent of a triple axel: passing a rule, a short-term government funding bill and a budget resolution to unlock reconciliation."The tale of the tape is going to be what the House can do," Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said.
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Senate Republicans are warming to the idea of using a third reconciliation package to replenish the Pentagon's depleted weapons stocks.Why it matters: They still view reconciliation 3.0 as Plan B.For now, though, they're willing to let House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) attempt the legislative equivalent of a triple axel: passing a rule, a short-term government funding bill and a budget resolution to unlock reconciliation."The tale of the tape is going to be what the House can do," Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said. I don't think that's a done deal. It's not offset, so I think there's going to be some troubled water there."But Republican senators aren't slamming the door on Johnson's plan, looking to keep Senate options open.
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- Senate Republicans are warming to the idea of using a third reconciliation package to replenish the Pentagon's depleted weapons stocks.Why it matters: They still view reconciliation 3.0 as Plan B.For now, though, they're willing to let House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) attempt the legislative equivalent of a triple axel: passing a rule, a short-term government funding bill and a budget resolution to unlock reconciliation."The tale of the tape is going to be what the House can do," Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said.
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