Republican leaders remain divided on reconciliation debate following Trump meeting.

On Tuesday, leaders from the House and Senate exited a White House meeting with differing levels of hope regarding their ability to incorporate their ambitious conservative policy agenda into a single bill.

After the meeting, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., informed Planet Chronicle’ Sean Hannity that the reason the president discussed the one big, beautiful bill and why we also discuss it is because it is the most efficient and effective way to accomplish it.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., informed reporters that they are proceeding with a single bill in the House.

"Scalise stated that while they have had numerous member briefings, they have also discussed this topic with President Trump. To achieve success, they want to secure the border, lower energy costs, and obtain stable tax policy instead of a tax increase. All of these objectives can be accomplished through one bill."

John Thune, the Senate Majority Leader from South Dakota, who supports a two-bill approach, tempered his expectations when questioned about Scalise's remarks.

"Thune stated that discussions are always centered on achieving outcomes, and everyone is interested in reaching the same destination. There is a lot to accomplish, and part of it involves determining the best approach to achieve the desired results."

A Senate GOP leadership source rejected House leaders' assertion that the joint discussion resulted in a one-bill approach, as many Republicans in the upper chamber still prefer two reconciliation bills, despite Trump's meeting with the Senate GOP earlier this month.

The Tuesday meeting discussed the debt limit, California wildfire aid, and the March 14 government funding deadline.

As Congressional Republicans plan to implement a significant conservative policy overhaul through the budget reconciliation process, the sit-down takes place. By reducing the Senate's threshold for passage from 60 votes to 51, reconciliation enables the party in control of Congress and the White House to enact broad policy changes, as long as they address budgetary and fiscal matters.

Reconciliation is being used by GOP lawmakers to pass comprehensive legislation on border security, government spending, defense, and energy, as well as to extend certain provisions of the 2017 tax cuts bill, which will expire at the end of this year.

Supporters of the two-bill approach, such as Thune and the House Freedom Caucus, believe that dividing their priorities into separate bills will enable Republicans to achieve victories on contentious issues like border security and energy, which tend to cause less division within the GOP, while providing more time to tackle intricate matters like taxes.

The House Ways & Means Committee members have cautioned that the intricate political machinations required for reconciliation could impede the passage of two bills, given the Republicans' narrow majority in Congress.

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., stated this month that the last time the committee had a majority of two was during the time when Newt Gingrich was the speaker. He had a much larger majority, which was in 1997. Currently, the committee has a majority of one.

Scalise stated on Tuesday that Congress's goal is to have a reconciliation plan on Trump's desk by spring.