Senate Republicans want to put their stamp on President Donald Trump’s cost-cutting campaign and are urging the Trump administration to send them a request for cash to cancel.
It might not be that easy, however.
The White House does not appear to be in any hurry to move a so-called rescissions package up to Capitol Hill, according to interviews with members of Senate GOP leadership, senior Republicans and close Trump allies.
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And there’s no guarantee the cuts will pass if and when it arrives: The GOP tried and failed to enact the same maneuver during Trump’s first term.
