WASHINGTON—After Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) five months ago, advancing President Donald Trump’s policy agenda through budget reconciliation, GOP lawmakers are pushing for a second such package.
Like the first reconciliation bill, it could allow Republicans to sidestep the Senate filibuster. Yet, it, too, would face narrow Republican margins in Congress.
Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas), the chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), told The Epoch Times on Nov. 19 that “reconciliation 2.0 is something that we’re working on.”
“We believe that affordability needs to be the key priority here, especially dealing with health care and housing,” said Pfluger, who has led an RSC working group on a second such package….
Republicans Weigh Second Reconciliation Bill
