One Bill or Two? House GOP Debates Reconciliation at Retreat

DORAL, Fla.—House Republicans are meeting at Trump Doral National in South Florida to talk over reconciliation—a way their narrow majority could pass a budget that would further President Donald Trump’s agenda during his first hundred days while avoiding a filibuster in the Senate.
On Jan. 28, midway through the retreat, lawmakers still sounded uncertain as to what the final product will look like—but most suggested a single bill was in the offing.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and other top House Republicans want one reconciliation package that would likely be signed by late April. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and the House Freedom Caucus advocate two….