The House Budget Committee voted down the massive party-line package, with a critical band of Republicans pushing for deeper spending cuts.

The House Budget Committee voted down the massive party-line package, with a critical band of Republicans pushing for deeper spending cuts.

The GOP-led House Budget Committee voted to reject a sweeping package for Donald Trump’s agenda on Friday, dealing an embarrassing setback to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Republican leaders.

The vote in the Budget Committee was 16-21, with a band of conservative hard-liners who are pushing for steeper spending cuts joining all Democrats in voting against the multitrillion-dollar legislation, leaving its fate uncertain.

The Republicans who voted “no” were Reps. Chip Roy of Texas, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, and Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma. Rep. Lloyd Smucker of Pennsylvania changed his vote from “yes” to “no,” he said, as a procedural move to allow Republicans to call the bill up again.

During the hearing, Roy fired a warning shot at Republican leaders, saying he opposes the bill as written because it will increase the deficit.

    • Ledericas@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      9 hours ago

      in realilty they blocked it because the tariffs were affecting the tax cuts.

    • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
      341·
      2 days ago

      It’s possible that this time is different.

      Trump’s budget will absolutely bust the deficit, because it relies on “savings” from DOGE that doesn’t exist, and uses that to cut taxes further. There is at least token opposition from these folks who have campaigned on reducing the deficit and know their party is lying about it.

      But let’s face it. It is more likely that this is all just performative. These guys hold things up just long enough to get some token concessions, and they can campaign on the fact that they “stand up” to both sides.