Johnson attempts to hold together fragile GOP coalition ahead of key committee votes on Trump agenda
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House Republicans are heading into a blockbuster week for President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill,” as Speaker Mike Johnson attempts to stave off a revolt from any one faction of his conference that could tank the sweeping GOP agenda.
House Republicans are heading into a blockbuster week for President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill,” as Speaker Mike Johnson attempts to stave off a revolt from any one faction of his conference that could tank the sweeping GOP agenda. House lawmakers will return to Washington on Tuesday to kick off a series of high-stakes committee votes, key hurdles that Republicans must clear for Johnson to pass Trump’s tax and spending cuts package by Memorial Day, as planned. A slate of committees must vote to advance pieces of the legislation before it can be assembled into one bill. But there are already warning signs as Johnson and his leadership team are facing friction from both moderates and hardliners. With a slim majority, the speaker will need almost complete unity in his conference to advance the bill – and many Republicans expect Trump will need to weigh in to deliver the votes. The committee markups will be the first opportunity for public debate from lawmakers on Capitol Hill since GOP leadership revealed key details of Trump’s plan on contentious issues like cuts to Medicaid and food stamps, as well as a dense tax package. It’ll also be the first time GOP lawmakers can huddle privately in Washington to plot their next steps. At least two conservative hardliners, Reps. Chip Roy of Texas and Thomas Massie of Kentucky, have been publicly critical about what they see as inadequate changes to Medicaid, among other issues. “I remain open-minded because progress has been made based on our forceful efforts to force change. But we cannot continue down the path we’ve been going down - and we will need SIGNIFICANT additional changes to garner my support,” Roy posted on X as part of a long list of complaints about the bill.
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