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President-elect Trump pointed to a strategic advantage of the One Bill Approach to budget reconciliation that he said he preferred to do so at a closed-door meeting with Republican senators at the Capitol on Wednesday night.
By combining legislation relating to both the southern border While Trump combined crisis and taxes into a reconciliation bill, he hinted that one issue could potentially force some lawmakers to make a difficult decision. For example, if a Republican does not support part of the tax component, he would also have to vote against the border provisions because they agree to a measure.
Trump explained a strategic component of his One Bill reconciliation approach. (Getty Images)
With parts of Trump Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 Since the deadline expires this year, the party wants to act quickly. However, the tax debate in 2025 is expected to be more divided among Republicans than the border debate. In particular, there is some disagreement in the party over state and local tax deductions (SALT), which may benefit some states more than others and have been viewed by some Republicans as inefficient.
“For example, if someone in the House balks because the tax treaty or another provision they want does not contain SALT, and that also means they hold out and vote against the limit, it could make it harder for them to do that.” ” Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., told Fox News Digital. “That’s a very valid point.”
While SALT was not cited as an example of this by Trump himself, it was mentioned by a Republican senator in a side conversation among other participants as they discussed the benefits of a one-bill approach, Hoeven said.
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Senator John Hoeven, R.D., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 4, 2022. Hoeven will face a defector from his own party and a low-funded Democrat in his race for a third term in the U.S. Senate from North Dakota on Tuesday, Nov. 8. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
A familiar source told Fox News that Republicans are preparing to adopt Trump’s one-bill preference, but they are also keeping in mind the possibility of two bills, one on the border and another on taxes, if it happens There should be obstacles to significant legislation.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told Trump that if a bill was what he wanted, that would be tried first, the source said.
A number of senators instead have their own preferences for two separate reconciliation bills, and some made their arguments to Trump during the meeting. However, the conference is expected to advance Trump’s one-bill approach.
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Thune is “relentless” in supporting Trump’s agenda as leader, a senator said. (Reuters)
Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal came up during the discussion following Trump’s remarks on each topic. Trump recently said he wants the U.S. to regain control of the crucial trade medium, the Panama Canal, while also expressing interest in making Greenland and Canada part of the U.S
Sources familiar told Fox News that Trump raised these issues himself during the meeting, at one point telling senators that these countries were “messing around with the US.”
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Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to media outside Rideau Cottage on Monday, Jan. 6, in Ottawa. (AP/Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)
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Several Republican senators took the opportunity to tell Trump that his comments on Canada were “transformative,” the sources said.
The senators believe his actions toward Canada are already leading to a change in the country’s “behavior” and may even have contributed to the recent resignation of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the sources added.
