Johnson Tries to Revive House Agenda in 28 Days as $87.6 Billion Trump Request Adds Pressure
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Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 29
Johnson Tries to Revive House Agenda in 28 Days as $87.6 Billion Trump Request Adds Pressure
3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 29
Summary
Only about 28 House session days remain before the midterms, and Mike Johnson is trying this week to restart stalled Republican priorities after hard-liners derailed votes on two spending bills and a veterans measure.
Trump added pressure by demanding Republicans stop voting down procedural rules, while also seeking $87.6 billion in new spending, mostly tied to the war with Iran.
The immediate test is an annual defense policy bill, where Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and other hard-liners are still pushing to attach election legislation requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration.
That standoff has already spilled into other business: more than two dozen Republicans say they will oppose Senate bills without the elections measure, even as Johnson plans to send a bipartisan housing-cost bill to Trump.
Beyond this week, Republicans still must fund the government past Sept. 30 and are trying to assemble a broader tax-and-spending package, though some House members and Senate Republicans doubt it can pass before August.