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Republicans clash over how to pass Trump 2025 agenda

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Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune wants to punt a deal on tax reform until later in the year , prompting concern from members of the Ways and Means Committee who fear their bill will get sidelined.

House tax writers want to see border security and energy reform rolled into a single, larger tax package.

Thune 's plan has the advantage of delivering Trump a policy win on one of the defining issues of the presidential race: the border.

Republicans are looking at ways to claw back uncommitted funds from the Inflation Reduction Act and coronavirus-era legislation.

They also want the first shot at reconciliation to be revenue-neutral.

Republicans successfully passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in the first year of Trump ’s first term using reconciliation.