US EditionTrump’s agenda hangs in balance as House GOP leaders gamble on committee vote
- On May 16, 2025, the House Budget Committee convened at the U.S. Capitol to vote on moving forward a comprehensive bill focused on tax reductions and spending cuts linked to Trump's legislative agenda.
- The vote followed intense negotiations after conservative Republicans threatened to block the bill over demands for stricter Medicaid reforms and cuts to clean energy tax credits.
- Although Speaker Mike Johnson and his team worked to gather sufficient support, five Republicans—including representatives from South Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia, and Pennsylvania—opposed the bill, citing a need for more substantial reforms.
- Trump urged party unity, posting on Truth Social that Republicans must stop "grandstanders" and unite behind "THE ONE, BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL!" as leadership worked to avoid delays.
- The bill’s failure in committee marked a major setback for GOP leadership and Trump, casting doubt on the timeline for a full House vote and requiring renewed negotiations to secure holdouts.
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Spurring Trump's Policy: House Conservatism Reigns Supreme - Real News Now
Friday witnessed a spirited display of fiscal conservatism among House of Representatives members, as they openly expressed their desire for stricter reduction in federal expenditures. Their agenda stressed the need to eliminate the clean energy tax credits sooner and advocated for an earlier implementation of work mandates for Medicaid recipients. It seems this fiscal prudence has not been garnering complete support, especially when it seems to…
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House GOP works to get bill to advance Trump's agenda back on track
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans are working to get their mega-bill encompassing Trump’s legislative agenda back on track Friday morning — a day after hard-liners in the party signaled that they would derail it over concerns that it adds to a bloated national debt. The GOP holdouts could complicate advancing the package out of the House Budget Committee as it convenes Friday morning. Republican Reps. Ralph Norman, Chip…
GOP hardliners defy party leaders and Trump as they vote to block agenda
President Donald Trump’s agenda has been thrown into chaos after a group of GOP hardliners blocked the bill in a key committee vote on Friday – dealing a major embarrassment to House Republican leaders and Trump himself.
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