Arrington schedules markup as fiscal conservatives signal opposition
House Republicans on Wednesday released a $95 billion budget reconciliation framework that would provide funding for defense, intelligence, farm assistance, and state voter-ID requirements, with party leaders aiming to pass the package before the November midterm elections.
The reconciliation process allows the Senate to bypass a Democratic filibuster with a simple majority. The framework includes $60 billion for the military, $13 billion for intelligence, and $12 billion for farm assistance, according to the proposal released by the House Budget Committee. Politico reported that the package would also allow $10 billion for state voter-ID laws as outlined by the SAVE America Act, which President Donald Trump has been pushing.
House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, scheduled a markup meeting on the proposal for Thursday morning.
“Republicans were sent to Washington on a mission to reverse the failed policies of the socialist Democrats and restore the greatness of America,” Arrington said in a statement. “On Thursday, House Republicans will unlock a third budget reconciliation to stop Democrat obstruction, support our troops and safeguard the integrity of our elections. We will use every tool and resource at our disposal to govern our great nation and deliver on behalf of the freedom-loving people who gave us unified Republican leadership.”
The push to move the package through reconciliation comes as Republicans hope to get the process done before the November midterm elections, when they could lose control of Congress.
The framework may face internal opposition from the party’s more conservative wing. Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, posted on X that he expects the measure to be “dead on arrival,” according to The Hill. Davidson’s remarks underline the challenge party leaders face in uniting fiscal conservatives behind the spending package.