Amy Walter: ‘Drama’ and ‘Noise’ Are Par for the Course in Reconciliation Bills

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BAIER: “So, speaking negotiations, Capitol Hill in the midst of figuring out a budget resolution, House Republicans got through one. Take a listen.”
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ROY: “We moved the budget through the budget committee last night. We actually had Upward ratchet so that number on the tax cuts can go higher.”
FALLON: “We need to reduce the debt-to-GDP ratio. This budget would be one step towards our goal but certainly, we are still far away from it.”
THUNE: “We are going to Link up with the house and get something to the president that he can eventually sign into law.”
Jeffries: “They want to try to jam this budget down the throats of the American people in a partisan way. It’s not something that Democrats, of course, would ever be expected to support.”
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BAIER: “It seems like we are a long way from figuring how this is going to go. As we approach another budget cliff, Amy.”
WALTER: “Yeah. This is the way these reconciliation bills usually go. There’s a lot of drama. There’s a lot of noise. And then, you know, it drags out a little bit and at the end of the day, again, typically, even with narrow margins, obviously, this is the narrowest margin we have seen in our lifetime. Even a party with very narrow margins finds a way to get something over the finish line. I think if you are a member of the House or Senate right now, you are a Republican, you know this is your only real chance this year to get any meaningful legislation done. So, cutting those deals, whatever they may be is going to be critically important.”