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The last time the House Budget Committee had a crucial blueprint for a high-stakes party-line bill hanging by a thread, Chair Jodey Arrington called the question \u2014 forcing his panel\u2019s fiscal hawks to go on the record and vote down a major priority for President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

Arrington said Wednesday he doesn’t expect to be so bold this week, as he and top House GOP leaders seek to muscle through a fresh budget reconciliation framework.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t know that I would squeeze my guys at this point. I don\u2019t think I would. Not right now. Not the way I did then,\u201d the Texas Republican told reporters Wednesday. \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019m going to need to, though.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arrington plans to mark up a budget resolution<\/a> Thursday that would advance a $95 billion party-line package to deliver the fresh cash Trump is seeking for the Pentagon, farm assistance and more.<\/p>\n

Just like with last year’s tax-cuts-focused megabill, several of the panel\u2019s fiscal hawks are demanding that new spending be offset by other savings. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere are so many ways that we can save taxpayer dollars that I’m thinking there are probably some offsets that can be included,\u201d Rep. Ben Cline (R-Va.) said Wednesday, explaining that he wanted “to get to a place” where he could support the spending plan in committee this week.<\/p>\n

Several other Budget Republicans, including Reps. Andrew Clyde of Georgia and Ralph Norman of South Carolina, said they were undecided on how they would vote Thursday.<\/p>\n

But Arrington said he doesn\u2019t think hardball tactics will be needed this time. He said he does not plan to call a vote Thursday if it becomes clear the blueprint would tank like last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a different time and place in the process of the first big signature bill that we couldn’t fail on,\u201d Arrington said about his move to smoke out the megabill skeptics.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis one, it’s moving quickly. It’s been iterative, and they’ve come with me,\u201d Arrington said about the latest party-line plan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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