Trump Plans to Rally Fractious House Republicans on Tax Cuts (2)

May 19, 2025, 11:21 PM UTC

President Donald Trump plans to go to the Capitol on Tuesday to urge fractious House Republicans to overcome divisions and unite behind his signature tax-cut legislation.

Despite broad agreement among Republicans on the levy reductions at the core of the package, lawmakers have been mired in conflict over how deeply to cut safety-net programs, such as Medicaid and food stamps, how quickly to end green energy credits and how high to increase a limit on deductions for state and local taxes.

US President Donald Trump
Photographer: Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg

Party leaders have been frantically negotiating with groups of lawmakers as House Speaker Mike Johnson strives to meet ...

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