The Republicans of the House of Representatives are advancing with a vote on the Republican Budget Plan approved by the Senate on Wednesday despite the opposition of grassroots legislators.
The speaker Mike Johnson, Republican of La-La., With the help of President Donald Trump, will have to work to persuade almost a dozen of the Republican Party to advance the legislation.
Republican leaders do not have votes at this time. The speaker can only afford to lose three defections if all members are voting and present, and it is likely that several of the Republican Party of the Freedom of the Chamber vote against the bill due to what they have said that they are concerns about how the plan would reduce the deficit.
However, Johnson said he believes that Republicans will join and vote in favor of the republican party budget plan.
“I think it’s going to happen today,” Johnson said.
“The president is willing to help, and he told me this morning. But I think we do this work,” he said, and said it sympathizes with the holdings of the holdouts to the extent approved by the Senate.
“We have a very important mission, and it is to deliver a large and beautiful bill that will make this economy work again and solve these other problems,” he concluded.
The president of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, returns to the Capitol after a meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington, on April 8, 2025.
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If Johnson can approve the legislation through the camera in front of the drama on the floor of the camera, he will give Trump a great victory.
Triumph Posted on Wednesday morning In its social media platform, the social truth that “it is more important now, than ever, that we spend the only and beautiful bill. The United States will shoot like never before!”
The Chamber approved a “rule”, a procedure to advance in the legislation, on Wednesday afternoon, which included the budget plan, by a vote of 216-215.
Three Republicans voted against the rule, including representatives Thomas Massie, R-Ky., Victoria Spartz, R-ind., And Mike Turner, R-Ohio.
Johnson dedicated himself to a heated conversation on the floor with the president of the Caucus of the House Freedom, Andy Harris, R-MD., One of the holdouts, and most of the Whip Tom Emmer house, R-minn.
Despite the opposition, the leaders of the Republican party advance with a full floor vote on the budget plan at 5:30 pm, which requires a simple majority.
The rule vote also included the language to block future votes of the House of Representatives to rescind Trump’s rates
Trump met with Johnson and several of the funds of the Republican party that had said they have concerns about the bill on Tuesday afternoon at the Oval office, although representatives Ralph Norman, RS.C. and Tim Burchett, Tenn Republican., Two probably there are no votes, they said they were not invited.
Trump published later that it was “a very good meeting.”
“I let them know that, I am for the large expenses of expenses! We are going to make reductions, hopefully exceed $ 1 billion dollars, all of which will enter ‘the only, beautiful and beautiful ticket’,” published Tuesday night. “I, together with the members of the House of Representatives and the Senators, will press a lot to make these large -scale expenses cuts, but we must approve the bill now.”
Johnson also said that he believed that the meeting was going well and that the president convinced Republicans to support the bill.
“A great meeting. The president was very helpful and committed,” he said. “We have many members whose questions were answered. We are making great progress at this time.”
President Donald Trump speaks at the dinner of the National Committee of the Republican Congress in Washington, on April 8, 2025.
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However, the representatives Chip Roy, a Texas Republican, said on Tuesday that he still had concerns with the budget plan and that he would probably vote against the bill, telling journalists that the resolution has “enough” republican objections to capture it.
“I’m not here for aspirations,” Posted in x. “The Senate bill is not added: they are all tax cuts without expense cuts that = deficits.”
Trump made a final launch to house the Republicans while talking at the black tie dinner of the National Committee of the Republican Congress on Tuesday night.
“In case there are a couple of Republicans out there, you just have to get there,” Trump said. “Close the eyes and get there. It is a phenomenal bill. Stop the great. Only hold in grandiosity.”
