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Senate Republicans Doubt $95 B House Plan, Midterms at Risk

7/17/2026

Summary

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Senate Republicans say the House’s $95 billion reconciliation plan has little chance of passing and could hurt GOP midterm prospects.
The House Budget Committee approved a $95 billion resolution earmarking $60 billion for defense, $12 billion for agriculture, $13 billion for intelligence and $10 billion for election-related grants.
Democratic Rep. Brendan Boyle criticized the plan for adding tens of billions to the deficit and proposed amendments to restore food-stamp and health-care funding.

History

Historical Context

The 1993 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, signed by President Bill Clinton on Aug 10 1993, cut $255 billion in spending and raised top income taxes, helping produce the first federal surplus in 1998. Created through the Senate’s reconciliation tool established by the 1974 Budget Act, its partisan clash mirrors today’s $95 billion House reconciliation proposal championed by the House Budget Committee and opposed by Senate Republicans.

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Story summary

Senate Republicans say the House’s $95 billion reconciliation plan has little chance of passing and could hurt GOP midterm prospects.
The House Budget Committee approved a $95 billion resolution earmarking $60 billion for defense, $12 billion for agriculture, $13 billion for intelligence and $10 billion for election-related grants.
Democratic Rep. Brendan Boyle criticized the plan for adding tens of billions to the deficit and proposed amendments to restore food-stamp and health-care funding.

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