Sunday shows preview: GOP megabill faces ‘big, beautiful' road bumps; all eyes turn to Trump on Iran
Congress remains at a standstill in regard to President Trump's 'big, beautiful' bill touted as a rite of passage for tax cuts, child credits and the country's future, and the clock is ticking on Trump's timeline for a decision on whether the U.S. will involve itself in the Iran-Israel conflict. These topics are among those likely to be a focus of this week's Sunday shows.
House Republicans are tied to their legislative text, which outlines a three-year boost for child tax credit at $2,500 per child, while senators are considering a more modest approach marked at $2,200 per child.
However, the GOP stands divided by standards for state and local tax deductions.
The House's proposed cap at $40,000 per household with incomes of less than $500,000 is facing scrutiny from senators who are pushing for the cap to stay at $10,000.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.), who sits on the Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, will likely address his proposed change to the bill during an appearance on Fox News' 'Sunday Morning Futures.'
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) will also likely lobby for the bill's passage during an appearance on Fox News's 'Fox News Sunday.'
Lee has lauded portions of the bill that would include the sale of public land as Western conservatives urge leaders to cede lands to local control.
'Washington has proven time and again it can't manage this land. This bill puts it in better hands,' Lee said last Thursday.
However, his colleagues in the House have pushed back on the measure amid the Senate's proposed rollback of green energy tax credits and other environmental clauses.
'My main takeaway for you guys is this bill, as the Senate has produced it, is definitely dead if it were to come over to the House in anything resembling its current form,' Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), a vocal member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, told reporters on a press call.
His comments detail a shaky future for the legislation Republicans have set an objective to pass before the Fourth of July.
Still, amid the clamor, the Trump administration has worked to gain traction with citizens across the country by promoting the bill's 'Trump account' caveat, which ensures an investment account funded by the Treasury Department.
However, Senate Democrats are stifled by Medicaid cuts expanded in the bill's new text authored by the upper chamber.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) will likely speak to party members' concerns during show appearances on CBS' 'Face the Nation' and Fox News 'Fox News Sunday.'
Kaine is also likely to draw attention to the Pentagon's decision to rename several military bases across the country, including those in his home state.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is also likely to chime in on the bill which is slated to increase manpower for immigration operations at the southern border.
Noem has been at the helm of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigrants, an effort which has stemmed protests and outrage in cities like Los Angeles.
Trump sent thousands of National Guard soldiers and hundreds of Marines to Los Angeles against the wishes of California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).
Their long-embroiled rivalry heated up when Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was forcibly removed from Noem's presser last week where he was handcuffed and wrestled to the ground.
Padilla is one of several Democratic lawmakers to either be handcuffed, detained or arrested amid a broader push to conduct oversight on immigration policies.
Noem may speak to Democrats' repeated run-ins with federal authorities during an appearance on CNN's 'State of the Union' and Fox News' 'Fox News Sunday.'
The home front clashes come during Trump's potential involvement in Middle Eastern discourse between Iran and Israel.
Israeli officials confirmed numerous strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities Saturday and throughout the week resulting in the deaths of top commanders and engineers furthering their effort to shut down the development of larger weapons.
Iran has pledged not to back down from war with the American ally and retaliated against bombings with a series of UAV attacks on Friday night.
Israel said many of their drones were intercepted and ultimately ineffective due to Iron Dome technology.
Trump is considering advancing U.S. involvement in the war and has issued a two-week timeline for a decision to intervene. The Pentagon reportedly moved B-2 bombers to the island of Guam on Saturday for standby operations as the president weighs the outcome of strikes on Iran.
See the full list of Sunday shows below:
NewsNation 'The Hill Sunday:' Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.); Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.)
ABC's 'This Week:' Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.)
CNN's 'State of the Union:' Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem; Sen. Adam Schiff, (D-Calif.); Israeli President Isaac Herzog; former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton; Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson
NBC's 'Meet the Press:' Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.)
CBS' 'Face the Nation:' Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.); Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter; Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.); Thomas Massie (R-Ky.); retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, former commander of U.S. Central Command
Fox News'Fox News Sunday:' Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem; Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.); Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah)
Fox News 'Sunday Morning Futures:' Tom Homan, Border Czar; Matthew Whitaker, U.S. Ambassador To NATO; Gov. Ron Desantis (R-Fla.), Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.)
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