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Article snippet: Still basking in their tax victory, MORE and Republican leaders are grappling with a key question: What major legislative issue should they pursue next? Speaker MORE (R-Ky.) has sent a different signal, saying Senate Republicans should look to pursue more bipartisan legislation in the coming year. White House officials are already setting high expectations, saying the administration will begin its push for welfare reform, entitlement reform and a major infrastructure package at the start of the new year. And many conservatives are pressing GOP leadership to take another crack at repealing ObamaCare, despite the push for legislation in January that is intended to stabilize the law’s insurance markets. “When I go back home, the No. 1 issue, by far, is still ObamaCare and major health-care reform that’s needed to bring these skyrocketing premiums to an end,” Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.), one of the leaders of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, told The Hill. Even as they hammer out their priorities, GOP leaders will spend the opening weeks of the new year racing to lift spending caps and fund the government before money runs out on Jan. 19. That budget deal could be paired with a bipartisan agreement to shield thousands of young immigrants brought to the country as children who have participated in the expiring Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Early in 2018, lawmakers also need to hike the debt ceiling and strike a longer-term deal to extend a controve... Link to the full article to read more