The chairperson of the Republican Party of Hillsborough County expressed concerns about the “optics” of Republican legislative leaders rejecting DeSantis’ special session.

Rep. Fiona McFarland has already had conversations with some of the lobbying organizations that would be most affected by the proposal in hopes of getting them to support her efforts

Some House Republicans are frustrated with a lack of progress in the reconciliation process, but leadership says the conference is right on schedule.

House Republicans traded the bitter cold of Washington, DC, for President Trump’s ritzy resort near Miami this week to figure out how their tenuous majority can fulfill the grandiose promises they’ve made for a legislative package that will define the 119th Congress.

"If we fail on reconciliation, we've failed as a Congress," said one high-ranking Republican who faulted some lawmakers for not showing up.