House Republicans retreat to Trump’s Miami resort to hash out his agenda
It’s decision time for House Republicans as they gather for their annual policy retreat in Florida this week.
While they are escaping the frigid conditions in Washington, Republicans must still face divisions in their ranks on how to execute President Trump’s ambitious legislative agenda.
In a sign of Trump’s influence over the House GOP, the gathering is taking place at the Trump National Doral just outside Miami — and some GOP members are hoping to catch a round or two of golf on the property.
Trump is expected to speak to the Republicans on Monday evening.
House GOP leaders have already indicated that they will try to move Trump’s legislative agenda — encompassing extension of 2017 tax cuts, energy policy, and border policy — in a single bill through the budget reconciliation process, rather than split it into two pieces as some Republicans had wanted in hopes of delivering some Trump wins faster.
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