Senate Republicans are barreling toward a vote codifying $9.4 billion in Department of Government Efficiency cuts. Whether they have the votes is another question.
At the moment, senators say they’re still looking for basic answers on what’s in the rescission bill. They’re planning on pressing Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought for details at a closed-door Senate GOP lunch on Tuesday, just hours before an initial procedural vote on the bill is supposed to take place.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he wants to move forward with the first round of votes on the bill on Tuesday. But he doesn’t seem to know whether Republicans are onboard.