Reconciling Reconciliation

John Thune

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Today’s notice: John Thune has big plans for reconciliation. Markwayne Mullin has big hopes for Pete Hegseth. And Ways and Means Democrats have big regrets about the price of eggs.

Schrödinger’s Reconciliation Bill

Senate Republicans emerged from their Tuesday conference meeting with Donald Trump with a plan to convert their legislative dreams into a MAGA reality next year: two separate reconciliation bills — one that tackles MAGA-approved border, defense and energy policies, and another that addresses expiring tax cuts.