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Despite ongoing challenges to the Republican budget reconciliation bill, House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed optimism Tuesday that the multi-trillion dollar legislation will pass the chamber this week.
House Speaker Mike Johnson cautioned the Senate in a closed door lunch on Tuesday not to make big changes to the reconciliation bill, Axios has learned. Why it matters: If Johnson can get his conference in line,
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Latin Times on MSNGOP Lawmaker Turns on Trump After Admin Denied Raising Deficit by Trillions: 'Now That's a Joke'Thomas Massie (R-KY) blasted the Trump administration's claim that the GOP's proposed "big, beautiful bill" would be deficit-neutral, calling the idea "a joke".
President Donald Trump urged House Republicans to stop negotiating and pass his sweeping filibuster-proof reconciliation bill Tuesday.
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AlterNet on MSNMike Johnson asks Trump to beat GOP hard-liners into submissionAs 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
There’s a major disconnect between the right-wing activist base and Republican mood in Congress that is adding fuel to the pressure cooker for the “one big, beautiful bill.” Browse through posts
The Republican-backed tax and spending bill would add trillions of dollars to the federal deficit and negatively affect the poorest of Americans, experts say.
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Raw Story on MSN'Multiple standing ovations': Speaker Johnson ridiculed for fawning over Trump meetingSpeaker Mike Johnson mostly stood by and nodded as President Donald Trump pitched his spending bill to reporters on Capitol Hill Tuesday, but when he did speak, his praise of Trump was effusive. "I think this was a tremendous session — you might want to say something,
President Trump visited Capitol Hill on Tuesday to do what he does best: Use his bully pulpit to pressure unruly Republican lawmakers to get on board with his agenda.
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Mediaite on MSNHouse GOP’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Rebels Still Holding Out After Trump’s High-Stakes Capitol Hill VisitA group of House Republicans threatening to withhold their vote from President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" are standing firm. The post House GOP’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Rebels Still Holding Out After Trump’s High-Stakes Capitol Hill Visit first appeared on Mediaite.