The Perils of Punting

Punchbowl News: “All year, top House and Senate Republicans have been in punt formation.”

“What would Medicaid cuts look like under President Donald Trump’s reconciliation package? Punt. How would House GOP leaders get $880 billion in savings from the House Energy and Commerce Committee? We’ll decide later. How about scrapping clean energy tax credits? Need to get back to you. What will Republicans do about the nettlesome SALT cap? Let’s keep the conversation going.”

“It’s now May 1. Speaker Mike Johnson wants to pass the totality of Trump’s domestic policy agenda through the House in the next three weeks.”

“Yet House Republicans still haven’t made decisions on some of the biggest issues hanging over the massive reconciliation package. They’re still fighting over the basic contours of the trickiest tax cuts and spending reductions.”