Reconciliation 2.0: Building on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Romina Boccia, Michael F. Cannon, and Adam N. Michel

Republicans won in 2024 in part by vowing to lower the cost of living through restraining federal spending and ending policies that drive up prices.

Reconciliation is a powerful policy tool for realizing those goals and delivering results for the American people. As House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington put it, “You do the right thing, and the people will reward you for it.”

Republicans have also shown discipline...