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Top Republicans on Capitol Hill are still jockeying over how to advance Donald Trump\u2019s vast legislative agenda, as the incoming president\u2019s comments have given little clarity about how GOP leaders should proceed.<\/p>\n

Trump said on Monday that he prefers one large package \u2014 which would cover the border, energy and tax reforms \u2014 but is open to two bills. It\u2019s stoking divisions between Senate and House GOP leaders, as Speaker Mike Johnson publicly pushes one bill, while Senate Majority Leader John Thune favors separating tax priorities from immigration and energy.<\/p>\n

The speaker told House Republicans Saturday that Trump wants \u201cone big beautiful bill.\u201d But Senate Republicans quietly pushed back on that assertion all weekend, arguing they were still negotiating the best strategy.<\/p>\n

\u201cSenators will surely discuss it this week,\u201d said a senior GOP aide granted anonymity to speak candidly, adding that they were continuing with a two-track plan for now.<\/p>\n

Both Johnson and Thune said Monday that they\u2019re talking about the best path forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re working through all that,\u201d Thune said. \u201cThe process issues to me are a lot less important than the results.”<\/p>\n

Johnson told reporters as he arrived at the Capitol on Monday that he spoke with Trump that morning and Sunday night about how to proceed. Johnson also said he was \u201cin dialogue\u201d with Thune.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe two houses will get together and we’ll get it done. So stay tuned,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people like the one-bill strategy. Some people like the two-bill strategy,\u201d he added. \u201cWe will work that out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump publicly put his weight behind one massive legislative package Sunday night<\/u><\/a>. But, just hours later, he suggested he would support two separate tracks if needed, causing further turmoil at the Capitol.<\/p>\n

Trump is hosting scores of House Republicans<\/u><\/a> later this week at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida to discuss the plans. He\u2019ll meet with members of the ultraconservative Freedom Caucus Friday night. Members of the group have pressed for a two-track process, as they want to prioritize passing border policies quickly.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s going to be the first major, I think, hurdle for a united Republican body, to see if we can actually do that,\u201d Freedom Caucus Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) said of Republicans\u2019 ability to quickly land on a strategy.<\/p>\n

Daniella Diaz contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Top Republicans on Capitol Hill are still jockeying over how to advance Donald Trump\u2019s vast legislative agenda, as the incoming president\u2019s comments have given little clarity about how GOP leaders should proceed. Trump said on Monday that he prefers one large package \u2014 which would cover the border, energy and tax reforms \u2014 but is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-congress"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4498\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}