House Republicans Race to Reconciliation Finish Line
It’s make or break time for President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda.
The House will vote on the Senate-passed reconciliation bill cutting trillions in taxes and spending today. It will be a major test for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La) and Trump’s ability to command the razor-thin House Republican majority to fall in line, as they wrangle both ultraconservatives irate over the bill’s effects on the federal deficit and vulnerable lawmakers fretting over Medicaid cuts.
The House Freedom Caucus is coming out in full force against the Senate’s changes to the House’s original bill text, ...