{"id":6603,"date":"2025-04-10T14:34:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T14:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmman.com\/?p=6603"},"modified":"2025-04-10T14:34:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T14:34:51","slug":"johnson-tries-again-to-vote-on-trump-backed-budget-blueprint-after-gop-hard-liners-balked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmman.com\/?p=6603","title":{"rendered":"Johnson tries again to vote on Trump-backed budget blueprint after GOP hard-liners balked"},"content":{"rendered":"
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House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday will try again to hold a vote on a budget blueprint to fund President Donald Trump’s agenda.<\/p>\n

The House is expected to vote in the 10 a.m. hour on the measure, which was passed by the Senate last week.<\/p>\n

“I’m happy to tell you that this morning, I believe we have the votes to finally adopt the budget resolution so we can move forward on President Trump’s very important agenda for the American people,” Johnson said at a news conference alongside Senate Majority Leader John Thune.<\/p>\n

Johnson suffered a setback<\/a> on Wednesday night when he was forced to scrap a planned vote due to opposition from a small group of Republican hardliners who are concerned the budget would add to the nation’s deficit.<\/p>\n

Johnson said he had “very productive” deliberations with members on Wednesday night and on Thursday sought to highlight efforts to slash spending by more than a trillion dollars.<\/p>\n

“We are committed to finding at least $1.5 trillion in savings for the American people while also preserving our essential programs,” Johnson said.<\/p>\n

Thune seemed less enthusiastic about the target for deficit reduction but meekly endorsed the House\u2019s lofty goal for budget savings — announcing the Senate\u2019s ambition for fiscal sustainability is “aligned with the House.”<\/p>\n

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune speak at a press conference on the Republican budget bill at the U.S. Capitol, April 10, 2025 in Washington.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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“We have got to do something to get the country on a more fiscally sustainable path and that entails us taking a hard scrub of our government, figuring out where we can find those savings,\u201d Thune said. \u201cThe speaker has talked about $1.5 trillion. We have a lot of United States senators who believe that is a minimum and we\u2019re going to do everything we can to be as aggressive as possible.”<\/p>\n

President Trump, who has been personally involved in trying to get the measure adopted, weighed in on Thursday morning that Republicans were “getting close.”<\/p>\n

“‘The Big, Beautiful Bill’ is coming along really well. Republicans are working together nicely. Biggest Tax Cuts in USA History!!!,” Trump wrote in a post to his conservative social media platform.<\/p>\n

Johnson faces a short window to get the measure over the finish line before the House is slated to go on its two-week April recess.<\/p>\n

The speaker can only afford to have only three defections from his caucus with all members voting and present.<\/p>\n

House GOP leaders have scrambled for the past week to lock down the votes, after more than 20 Republicans expressed concern that the Senate\u2019s resolution set a floor of just $4 billion in savings. Now, Johnson says he has the support needed.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur aim is to deliver on our promises,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n

ABC News’ Alexandra Hutzler contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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