McALLEN, TX — House Republicans are already thinking about what the government would look like if the GOP controls all of Washington next year. And House Majority Leader Steve Scalise told NOTUS on Monday that, in the first 100 days, Republicans are looking to pass a package through budget reconciliation that would cut taxes and provide new funding for a border wall.
“I’ve already talked to President Trump about the top priorities he would want,” Scalise said during an interview at the border.
“Clearly, there’s some things he can do through executive action, like end catch and release,” Scalise continued, referring to the practice of releasing migrants detained at the border while they await an immigration hearing. “On day one, he would start negotiating ‘Remain in Mexico,’ but he would need additional funding to get back to constructing the wall, and we could put that in something like budget reconciliation.”