Senate likely to change House-passed megabill advancing Trump's agenda

[Dulcinea]

(ABC News) President Donald Trump's legislative agenda early Thursday. But clearing the House is just the first hurdle for the bill, which will also have to pass muster with a Senate Republican conference that is already telegraphing that changes to it are coming.

Trump is pushing for swift action on his megabill, urging senators in a post on X to act "as soon as possible" after the narrow victory in the House.

"We can celebrate this pass in the House for a couple of hours, but now it's time for the Senate to get to work," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said during Thursday's White House press briefing. "The president has great relationship with ... Senate Majority Leader [John] Thune, and of course, so many friends on the Senate side of the Hill. And he's expecting them to get busy on this bill and send it to his desk as soon as possible."

Senate Republicans say they're clear-eyed about wanting to pass Trump's legislative agenda into law as swiftly as they can, but have every intention of modifying the bill to leave their own distinct mark on the package and working to change things they object to.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/senate-likely-change-house-passed-181250084.html

[Scrivener7]

1. If they don't get rid of the line that takes away the courts' ability to charge contempt, it's the

end of checks and balances and the end of a working democratic government.

So they damn well better change it.

[gab13by13]

3. They won't go near that,

I will be pleasantly surprised if they don't pass the House Bill as is. This is their chance to gut the Social safety net, something they have planned for decades.

Lowering the age of children eligible for SNAP food went from 18 to 7. A 7 year old can be taught to fish.

Only gutting Medicare by 500 billion dollars if the deficit increases, and then putting shit in the bill that increases the deficit is a nice touch.

These people are evil, why assume they will do something nice?

[dutch777]

2. Somehow I don't see the Senate Repug buffoons doing much good. And then there is Schumer....alas.