Another megabill? Senate Republicans have their doubts.

Politico

4 days ago

And Senate Finance Committee Chair Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) said he's open to considering as many as 200 tax proposals from his members that were ultimately not included in the first megabill.
But most senators have questions about what could go into another reconciliation package — and they're casting doubts on whether it's even politically possible to do this all over again.
'You have to have a reason to do it,' said Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.). 'It's not easy to do, so you have to have a purpose for doing it in the first place.'
That unifying purpose for Republicans the first time around was a desire to deliver Trump a major legislative victory early in his second term and prevent a tax hike that they feared would weaken the economy. Republican leaders' decision to throw in a debt limit extension through 2026 as Treasury warned the nation would soon exceed its borrowing authority added a do-or-die incentive.
'Without the pressure, I don't see how you get it done,' said one Republican senator, granted anonymity to speak freely, about prospects for passing a second reconciliation bill without an existential impetus for action. 'I don't think I see what the pressure is here.'
At the same time, despite the White House's enthusiasm for another reconciliation bill, administration officials have not yet told lawmakers what policies they want considered, according to three people speaking on condition of anonymity.
Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) — chairs of the committees on Armed Services and Budget, respectively — also said before leaving for recess they have not received guidance from the White House. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, said he still hadn't heard from the administration about its broader set of legislative priorities heading into the fall.
At this point, the loudest reconciliation push in the Senate is coming from deficit hawks like Sen. Ron Johnson, who wants to use another bill to cut spending further than what conservatives were able to achieve in the first package.