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Next week is shaping up to be a battle of the budgets.<\/p>\n

House Republicans spent hours Thursday reworking their one-bill plan in two separate meetings \u2014 one at the White House, with some limited involvement from President Donald Trump. But despite Speaker Mike Johnson\u2019s stated intentions to unveil a framework today<\/u><\/a>, he told reporters late Thursday night that House Republicans would be working on it all weekend.<\/p>\n

GOP leadership is starting to tell some members that full details won\u2019t be available until Monday. Majority Leader Steve Scalise said after the late-night meeting they still hadn\u2019t agreed on a topline.<\/p>\n

On the other side of the Capitol, Senate Budget Chair Lindsey Graham has indicated he\u2019s ready to start moving on his two-bill plan next week. Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso said Thursday that Graham \u201cis ready to go\u201d \u2014 and Sen. Rick Scott said that his fellow Budget Committee members should \u201cabsolutely\u201d move forward as planned.<\/p>\n

GOP senators will descend on Mar-a-Lago tonight, where they\u2019ll talk to Trump about their two-bill approach. Johnson suggested he will run his plans by the president a bit later, smiling as he told reporters that Republicans will continue working \u201con Saturday and Sunday at the Super Bowl\u201d \u2014 both Johnson and Trump are attending.<\/p>\n

Scalise and Budget Chair Jodey Arrington reiterated their goal to get the plan through Arrington\u2019s panel next week. Johnson said Thursday night there were working out \u201ca couple final details\u201d but that \u201cTuesday\u2019s the target\u201d for committee action. Arrington suggested it may be later in the week.<\/p>\n

Negotiators are aiming to include a permanent extension of the 2017 tax cuts. To keep the package budget-neutral \u2014 as it is expected to be labeled \u2014 they are eyeing as much as $2 trillion in spending cuts. They expect some other proposed tax changes won\u2019t be permanent.<\/p>\n

Asked if the final bill will hit the budget-neutral goal, Johnson said: \u201cIt should, that’s the plan.”<\/p>\n

What else we\u2019re watching:<\/b><\/p>\n