In addition to cuts, Minnesota Representative Michelle Fischbach said the budget reconciliation plan should also include the tax provisions. “In the Ways and Means Committee, we’re looking at 45Z, the estate taxes and those kinds of things that affect ag to make sure those get into the tax portion of this bill,” said Fischbach. “Hopefully, as we get through reconciliation, we’ll be able to protect ag as best we can.” It’s uncertain if the budget, tax cuts, energy policy, and other areas will be in one big bill or split into two. Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency continue to make headlines. Fischbach describes herself as a proponent of zero-based budgeting and supports this effort to reduce wasteful spending. “We are facing a large, large deficit and we need to get it under control.”
