Speaker Mike Johnson led House Republicans in passing a multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint by a margin of 217-215, with all Republicans voting in favor and one Republican and all Democrats voting against. The vote came after a day of intense arm-twisting, with Johnson holding meetings and Trump personally calling holdouts. Three conservative members ultimately flipped their votes in favor of the budget. After a chaotic moment where the vote was briefly canceled, it was reinstated, and the budget passed successfully.
The budget resolution put pressure on the Senate to pass the same blueprint, as both chambers need to pass it before committees can draft legislation. The resolution includes tax cuts, spending cuts, new spending on immigration enforcement and the military, and requires $880 billion in cuts to federal programs, some of which may come from Medicaid. Democrats opposed the budget, calling it a tax cut for the wealthy that harms working-class families.
Republicans have united in their support of Trump’s legislative agenda, with the House passing the budget as the first step in the process. The Senate previously passed a different budget resolution, setting up a complex process for advancing Trump’s policies on a party-line basis. Despite challenges and opposition from Democrats, Republicans see the successful passing of the budget as a significant achievement and a key step towards enacting Trump’s priorities.
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