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(NewsNation) — Although President Donald Trump has called it a "big, beauteous bill," Republican lawmakers are sounding the alarm implicit a fund program pursued by the House that could travel up for a ballot arsenic soon arsenic Tuesday.
Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., has told reporters it is progressively apt lawmakers volition request to walk a stopgap measure to support the authorities funded into the fall.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing for the bill — and jokingly asking for prayers arsenic negotiations continue. At an lawsuit successful Louisiana, however, helium maintained assurance that "we're going to get everyone there."
Still, determination are immoderate doubts it tin spell forward. Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., told NewsNation spouse The Hill that “there’s astir apt 10 (Republicans) that are truly tense astir the situation." A trio of Republicans, per The Hill, person said they volition ballot against the proposal.
Supporters of the measure accidental it fulfills Trump's run promises and addresses his afloat docket — including extending his 2017 taxation cuts, which are acceptable to expire astatine the extremity of the year. It would besides supply astir $300 cardinal successful further spending for the borderline and defense.
However, the authorities besides calls for up to $2 trillion successful spending cuts, without laying retired precisely what those would entail, on with a indebtedness bounds increase.
The deficiency of item astir the imaginable cuts has immoderate disquieted Medicaid is not disconnected the table.
"I cognize the president has already indicated that helium does not privation to chopped from beneficiaries," Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., said. "That's important for maine to hear. The talker has said the same. But past the question remains — however bash we get to that $880 cardinal successful savings, and what does it mean for the taxation cuts?"
Democrats person slammed the taxation cuts, saying they would lone payment the wealthy, but they person not enactment guardant alternate legislation.
Instead, they are moving with the House Appropriations Committee connected a measure that would temporarily debar a authorities shutdown earlier the March 14 deadline.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
