GOP’s lame-duck plans unravel after election drubbing
The Hill · Alexander Bolton ·
Republicans’ hopes of finishing a big chunk of President Trump’s agenda in the lame-duck session of Congress are rapidly deflating in the wake of the blow-out losses their party suffered in Tuesday’s election, say Republican aides on Capitol Hill. Senate Republican sources say the bold talk before Election Day of ramming a budget reconciliation package…
Republicans’ hopes of finishing a big chunk of President Trump’s agenda in the lame-duck session of Congress are rapidly deflating in the wake of the blow-out losses their party suffered in Tuesday’s election, say Republican aides on Capitol Hill.
Senate Republican sources say the bold talk before Election Day of ramming a budget reconciliation package through Congress to fund the Pentagon and the Iran war by circumventing a Democratic filibuster now seem unlikely after GOP candidates lost handily even in red states such as Texas, South Carolina and Kansas.
Vice President Vance has blamed the unpopularity of the war with Iran as the main reason for the GOP losses across the country and Senate Republican sources acknowledge the conflict was a major drag on their party.
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