Trump faces influence test at Mar-a-Lago with warring House GOP factions: ‘How do we move forward?’

President-elect Donald Trump’s winter White House is hosting a parade of House Republicans this weekend, all of whom hope that getting an incoming boss in the ear of the chief will help the divisive group of lawmakers get on the same page on a major overhaul of conservative policy. .

It could also be another test of Trump’s power over Congressional Republicans and whether his influence will be enough to overcome long-standing divisions on monetary policy.

“The president is in charge of multiple parties, right? It’s not just one. The goal is to level—to understand what we can accomplish,” a GOP representative told Fox News Digital. “No one disagrees, on the big goals. But there are specific issues that will cause concern for people. And we have to fix them.”

On Friday, Trump will host members of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus, most of whom voted against the federal funding bill that the president-elect openly supported last month.

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He also has to meet with Republican and House committee chairmen, as well as GOP lawmakers from green states.

It comes amid disagreements among Congressional Republicans over the way forward in the budget reconciliation process. The system typically allowed one party controlling the government to push its agenda through one major bill.

Specifically, reconciliation lowers the Senate’s threshold for passing 60 votes to a simple majority, putting it on par with the House of Representatives.

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Reconciliation only allows for the passage of budget and other financial measures. However, both parties have traditionally tried to stretch those boundaries to advance as much of their agenda as possible. GOP leaders have signaled they want to use reconciliation to address border security, energy policy, defense and extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts.

However, there is wide disagreement about what those terms should be divided into. Proponents of the two-track approach believe that passing the first bill on border and energy policies will allow Republicans to secure an early victory while taking more time on tax policy.

The meetings will be held at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. (Getty Images)

However, those in favor of one bill argue that two reconciliation bills have not been passed in decades, given the political capital required for even one. They warned that the tactic could put Trump’s tax bill at risk of expiring.

The House GOP conference also disagrees on other details, such as whether to use reconciliation to increase the state and local tax deduction (SALT) rate – a move approved by blue-state Republicans who represent the suburbs of New York City and Los Angeles. , but which rural representatives are against.

“I think it’s going to be a good conversation. I think this is a good opportunity for us to not just talk about SALT…This was about, you know, blue state Republicans coming up with our priorities,” said Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, RN. Y.

A new congestion tax for the Big Apple, tax cuts for seniors living on social security, and using the tax code to restore pharmaceutical manufacturing in the US were all agenda items named by Malliotakis.

“I have broader agenda items than just SALT, but SALT is very important to members of New York,” he said.

House Freedom Caucus member Rep. Barry Moore, R-Ala., suggested the border will be at the forefront of his mind at his Trump campaign meeting.

“The important thing is how do we move forward? It’s going to cost money to secure our border. It’s going to cost some money to hire more agents. But at the same time, we have to reduce spending where we can,” Moore told Fox News Digital.

“We have to be on the same sheet of music and I think we’re going to have an opportunity for Trump to hear from us, but also from him.”

Rep. Russell Fry, RS.C., a staunch Trump ally who also said he’ll be at Mar-a-Lago this weekend, dismissed concerns over differences in issues like SALT.

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis is one of the green district Republicans who is meeting with President-elect Donald Trump. (Drew Anger/Getty Images)

“I think the dialogue is important to have. At the end of the day, we need to bring the American people together. So even though people feel differently about different issues, it’s important to have this conversation to see how we can put these things together,” he said.

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Trump himself has not publicly announced what he would like to pass on reconciliation. He said he likes the plan to use one bill, but it will also be open to two.

Malliotakis and other Republicans on the tax-focused House Ways & Means Committee favored one bill.

However, a member of the House Freedom Caucus doubted that would happen.

“I think we will talk about the big picture about reconciliation. I think it will be two bills, not one. But I think that will happen naturally, you don’t have to force it,” they said.