As Trump's Budget Bill Moves Ahead in the House, Reeher Discusses What’s Next With LiveNOW from FOX

April 15, 2025

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Grant Reeher

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Campbell Public Affairs Institute

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Grant Reeher

The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved a budget framework that advances up to $1.5 trillion in tax breaks and cuts. Grant Reeher, professor of political science, speaks with LiveNOW from Fox about what happens next.

“The strategy [for Republicans] is going to be walking a tight rope. You've got folks in the Freedom Caucus on the Republican Party in the House that want deeper cuts and more reassurances that these cuts are actually going to happen,” says Reeher.

“And you've got moderate Republicans in the Senate that are worried about those cuts and whether those cuts will extend to things like Social Security and Medicaid. The don't want to see that. And just more generally, they're a bit concerned about cutting back on some other federal aid programs as well,” he says.

“So you've got concerns on one side and concerns on the other and Mike Johnson and Thune, in the Senate, have to navigate, really, almost no room for error or loss of any support in this,” says Reeher.