Congress
GOP holdouts to headed to White House to talk budget
A group of House Republicans is scheduled to visit White House this afternoon to meet President Donald Trump about the pending GOP budget framework, according to two Republicans granted anonymity to discuss the plans.
The 1 p.m. meeting is expected to include House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris (R-Md.) and other key holdouts on the Senate-approved budget, which Speaker Mike Johnson wants to finalize in the House this week.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said Tuesday morning in an interview that leaders still intend to call a House Rules Committee meeting later this afternoon to set up floor consideration of the budget, setting up a final vote as soon as Wednesday. But leaders are watching three hard-liners on the panel who could balk at sending the measure to the floor.
One of them, Rep. Morgan Griffith of Virginia, replied “I hope not” Tuesday morning after he was asked if he thought the panel would in fact vote today.