
DORAL, Fla.—As a House Republican retreat in Florida drew to a close on Jan. 29, many lawmakers suggested they had made progress on a reconciliation budget bill designed to avoid any filibuster attempt by Democrats in the Senate and further President Donald J. Trump’s agenda. But the more fine-grained blueprint Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) hoped for ahead of the gathering at Trump National Doral Miami had not yet materialized. In an interview with The Epoch Times, Rep. Keith Self (R-Texas) characterized the results so far as “a process” rather than a blueprint. “Until we get past the fear of the CBO [Congressional Budget Office] and the Senate Parliamentarian, it’s going to be a process,” he said….