President Donald Trump has made plain his legislative desires – and the GOP majorities in both the House and the Senate appear eager to please. However, they can’t seem to agree on how to go about it. Now, like siblings fighting over the affection of their father, the two chambers of Congress vie for the approval of their president.
Conflict in Congress
At its core, the disagreement between the lower and upper chambers is about how many bills are necessary to achieve the great legislative feat of fulfilling Trump’s entire wish list through budget reconciliation. The House hopes for one big bill – to get it all done at once. But the Senate, wary of the difficulty of passing a single, all-inclusive package, would prefer to see it done in two.
Both halves of Congress intend to pass their own version – one bill in the House and two in the…
