Senate begins debate on Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'

Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries met on Thursday to discuss enhancing member security in the aftermath of several incidents where lawmakers say they have been threatened, targeted and even assaulted in recent weeks, months and years.

It also comes after a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband were assassinated earlier this month by an alleged gunman who official said planned to target other lawmakers as well.

"We had a very productive meeting and recognize the urgency of acting quickly, decisively and in a bipartisan manner to ensure the safety and security of all Members and their families," Johnson and Jeffries said in a joint statement.

The leaders signal that the chair and ranking member of the House Committee on Administration will meet with stakeholders to “aggressively chart the path forward and implement change.”

Members are currently allowed to spend up to $10,000 from their member representational allowance on personal security.

-ABC News' John Parkinson

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt deflected the question of whether Trump thinks the Senate parliamentarian should be removed after her rejection of the Medicaid provision under Trump's bill, deferring to the president himself.

"I haven't spoken to him about that and I'll let him speak on it," she said. "However, again, he knows this is part of the process and the inner workings of a Senate and he wants to see this bill done."

Leavitt added that Trump "remains very much engaged" in conversations on both the House and Senate side regarding the bill.

The press secretary was asked about the recent leaks to the press claiming that "there's an effort on the outside of this building to try to divide the president's team on the inside."

"But I can assure you, the president's team is strong, especially the national security team. Everyone is very proud of the president, of our commander in chief and of our military for the successful operation that took place on Saturday night," she added.

Following the Senate parliamentarian's blocking of a key Medicaid provision from Trump's bill, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt recognized this as "part of the process" and reiterated the president's July Fourth deadline.

"I know that there was a ruling by the Senate parliamentarian this morning. Look, this is part of the process," she said. "This is part of the inner workings of the United States Senate, but the president is adamant about seeing this bill on his desk here at the White House by Independence Day."

"I think our friends in both the Senate and the House know exactly where the president stands on Medicaid," Leavitt added, emphasizing the president's desire to eliminate "waste, fraud, and abuse."