Speaker Mike Johnson successfully secured a narrow 217-215 vote to pass a multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint through the House, a crucial step for Republicans in advancing President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. The vote came after a day of intense arm-twisting, with Republicans unanimously supporting the resolution and only one Republican voting against it. Three conservative members who had initially opposed the plan changed their votes after assurances from Trump regarding spending cuts.
The successful vote in the House now puts pressure on the Senate to pass the same budget resolution, enabling committees to draft the legislative package under reconciliation. The budget includes $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, $2 trillion in spending cuts, and over $100 billion in new spending on immigration enforcement and the military. However, Democrats criticized the plan as a tax cut for the wealthy that would harm working-class families by cutting Medicaid.
The House’s approval of the budget blueprint marks just one step in a complex process to advance Trump’s agenda, with both chambers needing to pass the same resolution for committees to proceed. Despite initial concerns over spending levels and potential Medicaid cuts, Johnson and Trump’s efforts to win over holdouts led to the successful vote. The House vote was initially uncertain but ultimately prevailed, setting the stage for further legislative action to enact the America First agenda.
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