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GOP Divided: Trump's Budget Plan Faces Major Setback

4/4/2025

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President Trump's budget plan is hitting a wall as House Republicans reject the Senate's proposal, labeling it "dead on arrival." Conservatives are frustrated by the Senate's meager $4 billion in spending cuts, far from the House's bold $1.5 trillion request. This division within the GOP threatens to derail Trump's ambitious agenda of tax cuts and energy expansion.

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President Trump's budget plan is hitting a wall as House Republicans reject the Senate's proposal, labeling it "dead on arrival." Conservatives are frustrated by the Senate's meager $4 billion in spending cuts, far from the House's bold $1.5 trillion request. This division within the GOP threatens to derail Trump's ambitious agenda of tax cuts and energy expansion.