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The Washington Times published this article regarding welfare reforms slightly before The Washington Post and thus before the Camp David talks began to set the year s legislative agenda Even so three days has done much to change the viewpoint of the president regarding the issue as portrayed in the media In this article Miller expressed Trump s intention for siding with Paul Ryan to push for welfare reform However in order for this to happen they would need the support of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell R KY While McConnell is a loyal Republican Party member he is not willing to waste energy on an issue that will not pass without bipartisan support which seems unrealistic One of Trump s promises during the 2016 election was that he wouldn't touch Social Security or Medicare but Paul Ryan is continuously pushing for the implementation of work requirements in welfare programs While this may be a scaled down version of what he wanted it still toes the narrow line of what Trump promised Nonetheless the Republican Party can't do much without Democratic support in the narrowly divided Senate chamber The only way to accomplish this is by using budget rules known as reconciliation to prevent a filibuster
