On the eve of their first major vote to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda, key House Republicans are warning Speaker Mike Johnson that they won’t simply rubber-stamp steep cuts across the federal government.
Johnson plans to hold a vote Tuesday on a sweeping budget plan that calls for $2 trillion in cuts over a decade to help pay fo…
On the eve of their first major vote to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda, key House Republicans are warning Speaker Mike Johnson that they won’t simply rubber-stamp steep cuts across the federal government.
Johnson plans to hold a vote Tuesday on a sweeping budget plan that calls for $2 trillion in cuts over a decade to help pay for tax cuts and new national security spending. But the fate of that measure is uncertain amid rising pressure back home, as Republicans across the country face blowback over the blitz of spending freezes and federal worker firings directed by billionaire Elon Musk.
For now they can only afford a single defection from their caucus in the house, assuming full attendance. That changes in April after the Florida special elections. Once those seats are filled they will be able to afford two defections.
Hopefully their own infighting and fears of the handful of their blue/swing seat house members will stall their agenda indefinitely. I'm not holding my breath.
On the eve of their first major vote to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda, key House Republicans are warning Speaker Mike Johnson that they won’t simply rubber-stamp steep cuts across the federal government.
Johnson plans to hold a vote Tuesday on a sweeping budget plan that calls for $2 trillion in cuts over a decade to help pay for tax cuts and new national security spending. But the fate of that measure is uncertain amid rising pressure back home, as Republicans across the country face blowback over the blitz of spending freezes and federal worker firings directed by billionaire Elon Musk.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/24/politics/spending-cuts-republican-budget?cid=ios_app
We'll see.
For now they can only afford a single defection from their caucus in the house, assuming full attendance. That changes in April after the Florida special elections. Once those seats are filled they will be able to afford two defections.
Hopefully their own infighting and fears of the handful of their blue/swing seat house members will stall their agenda indefinitely. I'm not holding my breath.