Source: New York Times
“The House voted early Thursday morning to begin debating Republicans’ sweeping domestic policy bill, as party leaders raced to unify their fractious ranks and lock down enough votes to pass the main elements of President Trump’s agenda over unified Democratic opposition. Speaker Mike Johnson and his deputies waged an intensive effort to win over holdouts with concessions and a final pressure campaign by Mr. Trump. But several G.O.P. lawmakers were still expressing dissatisfaction with the sprawling tax and spending cut package ahead of a vote expected around dawn. Even after a meeting with Mr. Trump and fiscal conservatives at the White House, it was uncertain whether Mr. Johnson had the votes in hand to pass the bill. He spent Wednesday evening briefing lawmakers on a list of changes he had negotiated with a wide spectrum of factions across his conference.” (05/22/25)