House Republicans narrowly approved their budget framework on Thursday, which means the committees can “go to work and actually start identifying what those cuts are going to be,” Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, told Newsmax.

“Energy and Commerce Committee has got to find over $880 billion worth of cuts, and  what we think you saw this morning was commitment from the Senate that they are dedicated, committed to finding at least $1.5 trillion overall,” Van Duyne said Thursday on “Newsline.”

“So that’s what a lot of us last night — we were here until about 10:30. We were in meetings with the speaker and leadership for 4½ hours, really trying to get a firm commitment that the House’s numbers, and the House’s dedication for cutting those spending cuts was going to be replicated by the senate.”

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