“Senate Majority Leader John Thune is forging ahead with a plan to adopt a crucial budget blueprint by Saturday after hitting a last-minute snag Thursday afternoon that delayed a procedural vote for hours,” Politico reports.
“Where things almost broke down was lingering GOP concerns that letting Senate Budget Chair Lindsey Graham make the decision on using the ‘current policy baseline’ accounting tactic — which makes an extension of Trump’s 2017 tax cuts appear to cost nothing — sidestepped the chamber’s parliamentarian and could come back to bite them if the final bill runs aground of strict budget rules.”
Said Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX): “People got a little spooked by the fact we weren’t going to the parliamentarian on setting the baseline.”
“During vote-a-rama, look for Democrats to force Republicans to take tough votes on Trump’s tariff escalation.”
