Republicans and Democrats in Congress Are Spoiling for a Big Fight in the New Year
- Senate majority leader shoots down House GOP’s priorities
- Democrats struggle with different strategies on DACA, health
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Profound differences between House and Senate Republicans may play as big a role as GOP fights with Democrats on how the legislative agenda plays out when Congress returns in January.
House Republicans, especially conservative members, have been energized by their ability to rally around the tax overhaul and to limit demands from Democrats -- and from the Senate -- on the stopgap spending measure that closed out the year and will keep the federal government running through Jan. 19.