Johnson tells House Republicans that Trump wants one 'big beautiful' reconciliation package

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

93% : Trump told Johnson that he wants "one big beautiful bill," the Louisiana Republican recounted at the retreat, per three lawmakers.
60% : Johnson also met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago on New Year's Day, where they talked about strategy for 2025.
52% : Republicans have major divisions to bridge on tax strategy, and border and energy are viewed as sweeteners to help wrangle GOP votes.
49% : "My only focus is to deliver on all of these priorities that the American people ask for -- and that's tax, that's border, that's energy," Smith said.
48% : But GOP leaders have yet to hammer out a plan across both chambers and coordinate with Trump, according to three people familiar with the ongoing conversations.
42% : Smith and his allies warned that separating the tax package into its own reconciliation bill risked them not passing a measure at all to extend the 2017 tax cuts set to expire at year's end.

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