GOP Talk of Another Mega-Bill Hits a Wall: BGOV Starting Line

March 10, 2026, 11:11 AM UTC
President Donald Trump spent nearly an hour talking to House Republicans at their agenda-setting retreat Monday.
Photographer: Drew Hallowell/Getty Images

Some Republicans in Congress want to go big this year. Don’t count on it happening.

One of the top wishes among GOP House members meeting in Florida this week is a second Republican mega-bill (“reconciliation” in DC talk) that would sidestep Democrats and the Senate filibuster.

Just don’t ask what it would do. Even Republicans can’t say. Which is only one reason to be deeply skeptical of the effort.

President Donald Trump — whose influence is critical to any GOP legislation — spent nearly an hour talking to House Republicans at their agenda-setting retreat Monday, and barely mentioned any ...

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