Lisa Desjardins:
Right, right. Tell us, please. What is going to happen?
As you and I speak, there are groups of Republican senators trying to work out amendments. And I think whatever Susan Collins proposes could be the most important amendment out of all of it. But let’s go through the timeline because that’s very important here. It’s a critical week, absolutely.
The deadline, as we said, is Friday, at the end of the day, Friday, the midnight at the end of the day. Now, if you go back to what’s going to happen, first votes will be tomorrow. Senate will start voting on procedural motions. Then, Wednesday and Thursday is when we expect, probably Wednesday, the Senate to have their final votes. I do expect them to change the bill.
That means the House has to vote again. So then, where do you get to? The House likely voting on Thursday or Friday. And, reminder, there’s that deadline on Friday. So they are cutting this very close. There is a world where some who oppose these cuts are hoping they run out of time. There could be a problem in the House.
Right now, I think the path is more likely that this bill changes. How it will change is the most important thing. Could it get tied up? Yes. This is the 119th Congress. Anything is possible.
