Republicans Dealing With Key Hold Ups in Megabill

‘I think we can get to a place that will satisfy the SALT members as well as the low-sodium members,’ Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) says.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks to reporters after a GOP meeting on the reconciliation bill on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 15, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Congressional Republicans remain at an impasse amid a couple of sticking points in their quest to pass their reconciliation bill, consisting of major items to implement President Donald Trump’s agenda.

“There’s still some minutia that needs to be worked out, but we’re going to have, I think, the SALT and the Medicaid, [the] two parts [that] are the most debatable,” Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) told reporters on Thursday. “But I think we’re getting close, and I think it’s really encouraging.”