R-La. House Speaker Mike Johnson will hold a press conference at the Capitol Visitor Center on potential budget resolutions and other issues following the House Republican Conference meeting on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
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The vote for the passage was 217-215, with Republicans voting against it, and no Democrats support the controversial action. A Democrat did not vote.
That’s after a rare series of operations by Mike Johnson’s speakers, he cancelled the vote for the bill – obviously because it was lacking in aisle votes – and the family members wouldn’t have a further vote for the night. Advised. He then quickly reversed the course, but only increased his budget to pass.
The turn of the event will be to persuade Johnson and second House Republican Steve Scullyse to hold out to support this move, a preliminary step to extend Trump’s 2017 tax cut later this year. I came after spending hours on it.
Both leaders said Trump himself had also contacted passive members about the need to proceed with a $4.5 trillion tax cut plan.
The allegations about House Republicans’ unity have prompted Senate Republicans to enact their own budget resolution as Plan B ploy last week. This is a $340 billion measure that covers Trump’s border, defense and energy priorities but leaves the manageable issues of year-end tax policy.
The House budget calls for $2 trillion in spending cuts over a decade to pay Trump’s agenda. The tax cuts Trump is sought will extend the breaks he passed during his main term, his main legislative achievement, which is due to expire at the end of the year.
Some hardline conservatives have said deeper spending cuts and strong control over the government’s separate funding laws to avoid potential closures after current funding expired on March 14th. I asked for this.
