"President Donald Trump on Tuesday ruled out pushing another one-party reconciliation package through Capitol Hill. "In theory we've gotten everything passed that we need," Trump said in an interview with Fox Business Network's Larry Kudlow. "Now we just need to manage it. But we've gotten everything passed that we need for four years." ... The president didn't rule out any legislation in the remainder of his term, but indicated he's focusing on smaller-scale bills."
"Sure, he and his congressional allies will pursue "messaging bills" like the SAVE Act, which they are currently ventilating about at great length. But they know that such bills won't survive a Senate filibuster. And it's abundantly clear by now that Senate Republicans won't kill the filibuster, either; this is the one thing - perhaps the only thing - they won't give Trump in a million years, since they need to preserve the filibuster for a future Democratic presidency."
Hard-core conservative Republicans pushed for a second budget-reconciliation measure to bypass Senate Democrats and pursue policies like repealing Obamacare or large pre-midterm taxpayer payments. Proposals ranged from full Obamacare repeal to one-time payments aimed at influencing the 2026 midterms. President Donald Trump publicly ruled out pressing another one-party reconciliation package, saying recent measures provide what is needed and expressing a focus on smaller-scale bills. Congressional allies plan messaging bills such as the SAVE Act, but those measures cannot survive a Senate filibuster. Senate Republicans refuse to eliminate the filibuster to preserve leverage for a possible future Democratic presidency, constraining major unilateral legislation.
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