The White House has been aggressively telling Republican senators that the GOP's reconciliation bill will be a political winner, Punchbowl News reported.
At a luncheon with the National Republican Senatorial Committee on Tuesday, James Blair, White House deputy chief of staff, presented polling that showed the public is on board with the One Big Beautiful Bill, Punchbowl said.
The most popular provisions include no taxes on tips and overtime pay, raising the maximum child tax credit to $2,500 per child, modernizing air traffic control and extending tax cuts for lower-income Americans, Blair told senators, according to Punchbowl.
Blair told Republicans they should highlight the tougher work requirements to obtain Medicaid, touting it would move polling against Democrats who have campaigned on the fact that the bill kicks millions of Americans off the popular program, Punchbowl said.
Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., said Blair's presentation reinforced his support for the bill.
"It's a big winner," Banks said to Punchbowl. It's delivering on President Trump's biggest priorities to help working class families and providing the biggest tax cut, maybe ever."
Sen. Rand Paul said despite Blair's presentation he remains opposed to the bill.
"Expectations were raised that something really good was happening from a fiscally conservative point of view," Paul told Punchbowl. "And then when that hasn't materialized, I think it's gonna be a huge downer from our base."
House Republicans are selling the bill as something that helps working families, farmers, and small businesses.
"No tax on tips, no tax on overtime, tax relief for seniors, increasing the child tax credit, increasing the standard deduction — those are all wins for working families that I represent in southeast Missouri," Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., the chairman of the Ways and Means committee said to Punchbowl.
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