House GOP forced to punt preliminary vote on Trump legislative agenda bill

 https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5124454-gop-trump-agenda-vote-delay/?tbref=hp

The GOP’s ambitious plan to quickly advance President Trump’s legislative agenda is hitting an early speed bump, with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) being forced to punt an initial vote on the legislation.

Republicans are looking to pass the Trump agenda measure through a process known as budget reconciliation, which will allow the GOP to circumvent Democratic opposition in the Senate.

Before crafting the actual bill, however, lawmakers must advance a budget resolution — which lays out the parameters of the legislation — through the Budget Committee, on which a host of hard-line conservatives sit and have the power to thwart any effort. Legislation needs majority support in the committee before heading to the House floor for a vote of the entire chamber.

The decision to delay the markup comes after leadership presented lawmakers with a framework that proposed $500 billion in spending cuts,

But Norman — who is also a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus — called that figure a “nonstarter” and said he is pushing for a bottom-line figure between $2 trillion and $5 trillion.