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House Speaker Mike Johnson claimed adding a Medicaid work requirement to the Republican spending bill has a "moral component."
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'No, It's Not An Economic Gamble': Mike Johnson Ignores Critics, Insists Trump Budget Bill Is 'Jet Fuel' For The EconomyIn his interview today on Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan, House Speaker Mike Johnson brushes off criticism towards Trump's 'one big, beautiful bill' and insists that the budget bill will be 'jet fuel' for the economy,
House Speaker Mike Johnson defends the "One Big, Beautiful" budget reconciliation bill from criticism by Senate Republican budget hawks during an interview on CNN. "They don't account for the growth that will be fostered by all the policies that are in this big piece of legislation,
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said anyone who loses access to Medicaid because of the “big, beautiful bill” wasn’t supposed to have it in the first place. “Every district in America has people who are on the program who shouldn’t,
The Republican lawmakers' concerns underscore the potentially difficult path ahead for the sweeping domestic policy package.
Mike Johnson pulled it off.Wednesday’s session in the House was a marathon, even by congressional standards. What began as a 1:30 a.m. Rules Committee hearing the night prior stretched into a day of negotiations between GOP leadership led by Johnson,
Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-Bayport) said he missed roll call during a critical vote early Thursday to pass a massive budget bill, with the House speaker later saying he "fell asleep."