Senate GOP skeptical of Trump idea to cancel spending
Senate Republicans are reacting tepidly to proposals from President Trump and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) that Congress use an arcane budget maneuver to claw back spending from the $1.3 trillion omnibus package passed just last month with bipartisan support.
They say they won’t take the rescission proposal seriously until House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) takes a position on it.
The spending claw-back has been floated in response to dismay from the GOP base over the size of the omnibus, which passed the House less than 24 hours after it was unveiled to the public.
Ryan has yet to speak publicly about the proposal, and some Republican aides say he appears to be skeptical.
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