Members of the House Freedom Caucus are meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate to discuss his legislative agenda and make their case for the policies they prefer, which sometimes conflict with his own.
Rep. Barry Moore, R-Ala., said the members of the conservative group will ask Trump Friday how they can help him achieve what he wants “but, at the same time, manage for the fiscal conservatives who don’t want to raise the debt too high [and] don’t spend too much,” reports The Hill.
The meeting comes as Republicans are working on legislation for Trump’s agenda on tax cuts, the border, energy, and other issues, which they are aiming to push through with the reconciliation process that would bypass the need for support from Democrats.
However, to do that, the process will need support from all House Republicans, as the chamber’s thin majority means opposition from a few Republicans can stop the legislation.
The Freedom Caucus has often pushed for more conservative legislation by using that tactic.
Republicans already disagree on whether to pass Trump’s agenda legislation in “one big, beautiful bill,” as he refers to it, or through two bills.
The Freedom Caucus prefers the two-bill solution.