The Republicans are already making big plans to the 119th Congressmany of which focus on using a legislative maneuver called reconciliation.
Republican Party leaders have hinted they are planning a mammoth bill to implement President-elect Trump’s tax policies, reduce the federal deficit and enact conservative policies early next year.
Reconciliation is a way to speed up the passage of laws on issues such as taxes, the debt ceiling and federal spending by bypassing the Senate’s 60-vote threshold for passage, lowering it by a simple majority of 51 votes.
Republicans also accuse Democrats of pushing the boundaries of what is acceptable in a reconciliation bill and have indicated they could follow a similar path by pushing for tougher border security measures while easing restrictions on American energy production.
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Congress is expected to consider a major fiscal policy bill next year. (Getty Images)
“While there are Senate rules limiting what we can fit into budget reconciliation, I want us to be bold and creative so we can include as many reforms as possible in this package,” the House leader said. House Majority Steve Scalise, R-La. wrote to House Republicans earlier this month.
“Democrats have expanded what is traditionally allowed on reconciliation, and we intend to do the same. Now is the time to act big and advance conservative policies that will make our country prosperous and successful again. on.”
Typically, reconciliation is used only once a year, and lawmakers typically reserve it for cases when they are serving in both houses of Congress.
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In recent history, most reconciliation bills have been introduced in the House of Representatives, where the Constitution requires tax policy to be developed.
House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, whose committee will be at the forefront of crafting the reconciliation bill, told Fox News Digital he is already working with House GOP leaders and Senate counterparts on the legislation.
“We’re going to push the envelope to include as many pro-growth strategies as possible. One of them would be regulatory reform,” Arrington said. “Another issue will be border security and immigration reform.”

House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington’s panel will be at the forefront of negotiations on the reconciliation bill. (Getty Images)
The third objective mentioned by Arrington was to “undo the stranglehold on national energy production”.
“We have HR 2, and then HR 1, the two top legislative priorities of our conference: securing the border and unleashing American energy,” he said.
“I think there are things that can be included in reconciliation and passing the Byrd Rule. We’re going to advance those policies aggressively.”
The “Byrd rule” refers to the fact that the Senate parliamentarian evaluates in a reconciliation bill which measures are relevant to budget and tax policy and which should be removed.
Democrats I wanted to use reconciliation in 2021 to enact progressive immigration policies that would have included granting citizenship to millions of people, including those brought to the United States illegally as children.
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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has also signaled major reconciliation plans. (Reuters/Mike Segar)
They also tried to include a $15 federal minimum wage in a reconciliation bill — a charge led by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
But the parliamentarian spoke out against these two proposals.
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It remains to be seen what the Republicans will be able to include in their bill next year.
“We have a lot of work to do, a lot of restoration to do fiscally,” Arrington said. “Part of it is about pro-growth strategies, and part of it is about bending the spending curve, and in particular focusing on mandatory spending. And I think there are lots of simple ways to achieve this, common-sense things that the American people on both sides of the political aisle will say are long overdue.”