The reality of a small Republican majority Congress is handcuffing Donald Trump's administration's ability to lock in cuts made by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), reports the Washington Post.
With the Republicans in the House and Senate still maneuvering on the new budget, resistance is growing in both chambers to some of the DOGE cuts by members of the majority party which is complicating negotiations.
As the Post's Liz Goodwin and Jeff Stein are reporting, several congressional Republicans are balking at codifying some of the cuts which is causing headaches in the House where a few defectors could derail a final budget.
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With the White House expected to make its budget proposal known on Friday, the Post is reporting, "the impasse over DOGE reflects a looming challenge for the administration’s vision of a sprawling overhaul of federal agencies."
According to the GOP's Robert Shea, "None of the activities of the DOGE have heretofore had any impact on the budget, the debt or the deficit. Until Congress acts, those savings don’t really become real."
The report notes that concerns about the cuts also has some Republicans in the Senate hesitating, with Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) stating, "For example, the $8.3 billion in foreign aid cuts, if that includes the women’s global health initiative as is rumored, if it cuts PEPFAR as it may, I don’t see those passing.”
House Appropriations Committee chair, Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) has warned the White House to be careful with what is asks for, stating, "Do you really want to roll out and have a failure? I think if they put it out there, they need to succeed at it.”
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