House Republicans float compromise to placate warring factions: Faster Medicaid cuts and a larger SALT deduction
(NBC News) WASHINGTON Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is exploring ways to placate two rival factions who have emerged as the biggest roadblocks in the House to a massive bill for President Donald Trumps agenda: blue-state Republicans who want larger tax breaks for their constituents and conservatives who want Medicaid cuts to kick in sooner.
Johnson suggested to reporters Wednesday that provisions for a higher state and local tax (SALT) deduction and to enforce new Medicaid work requirements sooner could be incorporated into the final package as he stares down a self-imposed Memorial Day weekend deadline for passage.
I am convinced that well be able to adjust the dial, so to speak, so that we can come to an agreement that will meet the criteria that everybody has and that we can move this thing forward, Johnson said after meeting with pro-SALT Republicans and hard-right Freedom Caucus members.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/house-republicans-float-compromise-placate-182909642.html

Walleye
(40,492 posts)I wonder what the collective IQ of all the Republicans and Congress comes out to. They dont seem very smart to me. Totally motivated by money and prejudice they dont know how to govern for shit.
Lovie777
(18,556 posts)very few, if any, JC teachings are applied, actually it's the total opposite.
mahina
(19,757 posts)💧
Skittles
(164,368 posts)it's like two hyenas ripping at the same carcass - they only care how much flesh they can get
mahina
(19,757 posts)Pretty good interview by Ezra Klein of journalists journalists Zack Beauchamp and Andrew Marantz discuss what kind of autocratic timeline America is on right now. Possible futures. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-marantz-beauchamp.html
Skittles
(164,368 posts)but SO many people are just NOT GETTING IT
Hey Joe
(13 posts)..because it just wasnt cruel enough before, amiright?
Skittles
(164,368 posts)they want those tax cuts for the already wealthy and they don't give a FUCK who they have to trash to pay for it
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(123,382 posts)The MAGA crown loves shit in large servings.