Scalise Says House Republicans Will Turn Their Attention to Government Spending

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise told NOTUS that Republicans have plenty to do while the Senate takes up reconciliation. But he also warned the Senate not to make substantial changes to the reconciliation bill.

Steve Scalise
Rep. Steve Scalise is introduced during the Republican National Convention. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP

House Republicans may have passed their massive reconciliation bill, but in an interview with NOTUS on Friday, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise suggested GOP lawmakers have plenty more on their to-do list.

Most notably, Republicans want to address government spending — both by codifying cuts and by working through the appropriations process.

As Congress returns for a two-week work period — and the Senate takes up the reconciliation bill to put its legislative thumbprint on the measure — House Republicans are planning to stay busy with a rescission package, appropriations bills and legislation that would reinforce some of President Donald Trump’s executive orders and overturn Biden-era federal regulations through the Congressional Review Act.