Florida Golf Course Retreats, Math Problems This Week.
In a sign of Trump’s influence over the House GOP, the gathering is taking place at the Trump National Doral just outside Miami — and some GOP members are hoping to catch a round or two of golf on the property.
Trump is expected to speak to the Republicans on Monday evening.
House GOP leaders have already indicated that they will try to move Trump’s legislative agenda — encompassing extension of 2017 tax cuts, energy policy, and border policy — in a single bill through the budget reconciliation process, rather than split it into two pieces as some Republicans had wanted in hopes of delivering some Trump wins faster.
The special process bypasses the threat of a Democratic filibuster in the Senate but can be used only once or twice in a year — and will need near-unanimous support from the slim House GOP majority.
by Emily Brooks, ‘The Hill’
The GOP majority in both chambers of Congress have big ambitions and are devising way to pass Trump’s legislative priorities and getting around a Democratic filibuster is tops on the agenda. They are huddled together, at a owned Trump resort, trying to hatch a plan to do just that. The razor thin majorities pose a huge problem especially with members of Congress hailing from purple States.
