“High concern” about Corker of Tennessee and Johnson of Wisconsin: They’re simply not on board yet, and they both have a vote in the Budget Committee — a vital procedural step scheduled for 2:30 p.m. today.
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If Johnson votes against this, there’s no hiding! Everyone will pile up on him. And there’s no telling what Trump will do.
A problem for McConnell & Co: Johnson and Corker sit on opposite ends of a Catch 22 seesaw: Johnson wants lots more money for “pass-through” businesses. But every extra dollar you give him is another dollar that will blow out the deficit and worry deficit hawks like Corker, Flake and McCain.
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