Johnson Faces Short Timeline to Right the Ship with Fiscal Hawks on Reconciliation

Johnson faces short timeline to right the ship with fiscal hawks on reconciliation

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other House leaders face a short, daunting timeline to sway fiscal hawks who are keeping the “one big, beautiful bill” from passing through the Budget Committee. The reconciliation package, which cuts $1.5 trillion to offset…

The Big Beautiful Bill Is Sinking Because Speaker Johnson Can’t Keep His Promise to Fiscal Hawks

“The objective and our commitment has always been deficit neutrality. That’s the goal here. If we can reduce the deficit, even better.” So pledged Speaker of the House Mike Johnson in February about the budget package now officially called the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”  Two months later, Johnson reaffirmed his commitment to pass the budget resolution, which is nonbinding but a necessary precursor to passing a binding budget bill through the …