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July 13, 2026
House Republicans Meet with CBO Director to Discuss Reconciliation Bill
- House Republicans will meet with CBO Director Phillip Swagel to discuss funding strategies.
- The GOP seeks to advance a reconciliation bill primarily funded by cuts to fraud in Medicare and Medicaid.
- Fiscal conservatives insist that all spending must be offset by corresponding cuts, complicating negotiations.
2 Sources
- House Republicans to huddle with CBO chief amid reconciliation talksJul 13, 2026 at 4:08 PM · Politico
- House GOP scrambles to tee up reconciliation 3.0 while facing competing pressuresJul 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM · The Hill