House Budget Committee Advances Reconciliation Bill

The House Budget Committee on May 18 approved a motion to advance Republicans’ reconciliation package, marking one more step toward final passage of the mammoth bill. The unusual Sunday night vote, with a hearing planned for 10 p.m. ET that started 20 minutes late, ended in the passage of the legislation in a 17–16 vote, with four conservative critics of the package voting present. The vote came after weekend negotiations following a conservative revolt against the package on May 16. When the mammoth package first came before the House Budget Committee on Friday, four conservatives—Reps. Chip Roy (R-Texas), Josh Brecheen (R-Okla.), Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), and Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.)—voted against advancing the package....