WASHINGTON—House and Senate Republicans have initiated dueling plans to implement President Donald Trump’s campaign promises, and it is unclear which strategy will prevail.
The word “reconciliation” has dominated the agenda on Capitol Hill since the beginning of the year. It refers to the “budget reconciliation” process, which is a special procedure that Republicans want to use to fund the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement and border wall construction, as well as extend certain tax cuts.
Unlike the normal process of passing a bill, reconciliation bypasses the Senate “filibuster” process, meaning only a simple majority is required for passage in the upper chamber....
