Majority Leader Steve Scalise flew to Mar-a-Lago last year to begin plotting Republicans’ legislative course if they won control of Congress and President Donald Trump retook the White House. Now, he’s close to delivering it.
The Louisiana Republican told Bloomberg Government in a roundtable interview on Tuesday that the House will soon secure two of the White House’s major goals: billions in spending rescissions and a signature tax package. Scalise said the rescissions are likely to pass the House by the end of the week, while reconciliation is still on track to go to Trump by July 4.
Both would ...