<h1>Tax cut package advances but conservatives demand accelerated Medicaid work requirements and deeper spending offsets before final passage.</h1> House Republicans narrowly advanced a tax-and-spending package from the Budget Committee that would permanently extend income tax cuts, add temporary new taxpayer benefits, increase border and defense funding, and roll back certain clean energy credits; it offsets costs through spending reductions and policy changes that critics say are back-loaded. Key points in dispute include accelerating proposed Medicaid work requirements (not slated to begin until 2029 under current text), enlarging the state-and-local tax deduction cap, and resolving deficit and entitlement reduction concerns before a planned House floor vote and subsequent Senate consideration.