US EditionMike Johnson Warned GOP Senators Not to Make Changes
- House Speaker Mike Johnson leads efforts to pass a $1.5 trillion spending cut bill to extend 2017 tax breaks before the Memorial Day 2025 deadline.
- Johnson faces opposition from far-right House Republicans and the SALT caucus over insufficient federal spending cuts and Medicaid work requirements.
- Johnson enlisted President Donald Trump, who appeared at Capitol Hill on May 20 to pressure GOP members to support the controversial reconciliation legislation.
- Despite initial committee resistance, four Republicans switched to present votes, allowing the bill to progress but raising concern about Senate approval due to GOP unease.
- The bill's fate remains uncertain as internal GOP divisions persist, signaling challenges in uniting the party before a key House vote this week.
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Mike Johnson meeting left GOP senators with 'a mix of fear and bewilderment': report
An appearance by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) at a meeting with Republican senators reportedly did little to sway some naysayers who have no interest in passing the latest budget bill once in makes its way to the Senate floor.According to a report from NOTUS, the House leader may have done more...
Mike Johnson Warned GOP Senators Not to Make Changes
“Speaker Mike Johnson cautioned the Senate in a closed door lunch on Tuesday not to make big changes to the reconciliation bill,” Axios reports. “Johnson told senators ‘we’re going to land this plane’ and to expect a vote on Wednesday night, according to one attendee.”
Johnson brings in Trump for final push on ‘big, beautiful bill’
The ambitious deadline set by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to pass the “one big beautiful” reconciliation bill by Memorial Day is up against the reality that House Republicans haven’t locked in the votes. President Donald Trump, who has already…
Mike Johnson asks Trump to beat GOP hard-liners into submission
As the fate of President Donald Trump's so-called "big, beautiful bill" remains in doubt, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is now enlisting the president's help – against members of his own party.Politico reported Monday that Johnson now wants Trump to personally apply pressure to far-right House Republicans that oppose the bill in its current form due to their opinion that it doesn't go far enough in cutting federal spending. Some Republicans…
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