Washington – What exactly, the Republican party represents in terms of economic policy in the second Trump administration It is a question that reaches a turning point.
Is the party that promotes the prosperity of the free market or a populism of the 21st century?
Is it maintained with the promise of “no new taxes” that has been the political orthodoxy of the Republican party for decades or Republicans? taxas President Donald Trump suggests?
Back The expansion of medical care of the Obama era and the Green Energy Investments of President Joe Biden Or protect the federal investment dollars that generate jobs in the states?
Cutting cutting or increasing the nation Now $ 36 billion of debt loading?
Free trade or Trump rates?
As President of the Mike Johnson house, R-La., And Republicans run to write Trump “Great, beautiful bill” Of $ 4.5 billion in tax exemptions and $ 1.5 billion in expenses, the final product will establish the party on a defining road.
It is still a job in progress.
“This idea of the American dream where we are the best country in the world, which I think we are, will have gone and will be our fault, so we have to do something at this time to address it,” said representative Rich McCormick, R-GA.
“And everyone wants to say: ‘Oh, yes, we should do something’, but nobody is willing to say what that difficult choice is.”
The Republican party changes its real -time economic policy priorities, transforming from a party that once awarded a premium to the lowest taxes and the smallest government into something more reflection of the interests of the working class coalition That depends on the federal security network and puts Trump in the White House.
On the one hand, there are the unconditional Republicans of the old school who have guided political thinking for years. Among them are the former president of the House of Representatives, Newt Giningrich, the anti-imposed crusader, Grover Norquist, who says that tax increases would be “stupid, destructive” and the influential club for growth, which pours millions in political campaigns.
But an ascent Neo-Pulist Food Center With proximity to Trump, it has an influence, with Steve resides and others that reject traditional drip economic policies and propose a new direction that benefits the most of Americans.
The divisions work strongly within the Republican Party, which has the majority in Capitol Hill, and is dragging Democratic objections to boost your package on your own. The legislators of the Republican party are under increasing pressure to put aside their differences in the deadline of the day of Johnson’s fallen, especially when Trump’s tariffs Stoke Innhoase, And are eager to indicate that the economy is under control in their surveillance.
“This is a generation bill,” said representative August Pfluger, Republican of Texas, president of the Republican Study Committee, a large group of chamber conservatives.
He said that not only the emerging package would extend tax exemptions and the expense of reducing: “It also gives us a mentality only to solve the markets, give some predictability, give everyone in our country the ability to go, hey, our economy will be strong.”
This weekend, Republican leaders are working to finish the 11 separate sections that will constitute that great package before possible public audiences next week.
But the last three, in fiscal policy, Medicaid and Green Energy programs, and the assistance of food coupons, have proven to be the most difficult, raising the greatest political risks.
Moderate conservative republicans in the camera have signed in letters Eastern cuts are opposed to Medicaid, which provides medical attention to more than 70 million Americans.
The Medicaid program has expanded in the 15 years after the Asequible health care lawAlso known as Obamacare, it became law, since more states enrolled in federal allocations of shared costs, and people benefited from improved federal credits To pay your insurance premiums. Republicans who promised to “repeal and replace” the Health Law during Trump’s first mandate now insist that they just want to point to what they say is waste, fraud and abuse in Medicaid, since many fight to save their most popular parts.
Many of the moderate legislators of the Republican party also oppose the exemptions of green energy taxes that Democrats approved under Biden as companies invest in development of wind, solar and others.
At the same time, the most conservative Republicans are roaring, insisting on deep cuts.
Some 30 Republicans said that the party must maintain the budgetary framework of the original Republican Party of up to $ 2 billion in expenses of expenses, which argue that they are necessary to prevent tax cuts from accumulating in annual deficits that are feeding the burden of the nation’s debt. It is expected that the cost of tax cuts, first approved by Republicans in 2017, during Trump’s first mandate, grow if Republicans add other priorities, including taxes on salaries with tip or social security income. Estimates put the final costs more than $ 7 billion.
“We must maintain that line about fiscal discipline to put the country back on a sustainable path,” wrote the representative Lloyd Smucker, Republican of PA-PA., And his colleagues.
Meanwhile, Johnson is negotiating with a central group of five Republicans from the highest fiscal regions of New York, New Jersey and California who claim that they will not vote for any plan unless it restores a larger state and local fiscal deduction, called Salt, for its components.
They called The last proposal to triple the limit In state and local tax deductions, which now costs $ 10,000 per year, at $ 30,000 “insulting.”
Trump himself has gotten into the debate unequally. The president told Johnson last week that he wanted Back to Friday’s idea.
“Republicans should probably not do it, but I’m fine if they do!” Trump wrote on social networks.
With the Republicans who are alone, about the objections of the Democrats in the Chamber and the critical Senate of the tax package as a raffle to the rich that will harm the Americans who depend on federal services, the leaders will need almost all Republicans on board.
A Republican, the representative Chip Roy of Texas, a member of the House of Representatives of the House of Representatives, implored his colleagues not to worry about the policy of the next half -period elections and that they adhere to the principles of the party.
“What if we do the work we were chosen 5 months ago to do and see where the chips fall,” he published on social networks? “Reduce spending. Reduce the deficit. Reduce taxes. Lead.”
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Associated Press Kevin Freking and Leah Askarinam writers contributed to this report.
