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Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Mike Johnson Says 'Wild Card' Factor May Delay Passage Of Trump's Tax Bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday conceded that the final House vote on Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' may be delayed due to a 'wild card' factor as the lower chamber races to deliver a win for the president by his self-imposed deadline. The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed the bill with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote after Republicans managed to win over the support of Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). The Senate's version of the bill will now need to be approved by the House before it heads to Trump's desk. In an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity, Johnson said some members have struggled to return to Washington as a result of flight delays and cancellations prompted by the thunderstorms affecting the East Coast, including the nation's capital. 'We're having weather delays, getting everybody back right now,' Johnson said. The bill got through the House Rules Committee early Wednesday and will now move on for consideration by the full House. 'Hopefully we're voting on this by [Wednesday] or Thursday at latest depending on the weather delays and travel and all the rest,' he added. 'That's the wild card that we can't control.' Johnson: Hopefully, we're voting on this by tomorrow or Thursday at latest — Acyn (@Acyn) July 2, 2025 Given his slim majority, Johnson can only afford to lose a handful of votes. However, while many GOP members previously expressed reservations about the bill, Reps. Thomas Massie (Ky.) and Warren Davidson (Ohio) were the only Republicans to actually vote against the legislation when it passed the House last month. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said he expected all Democrats to be in attendance. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) said he was driving to Washington after his flight was canceled to make it back in time. Some GOP lawmakers, including Reps. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) and Russell Fry (R-S.C.), who also faced travel hiccups chose to drive in, sharing their car journey on social media. In a post on his Truth Social platform following the Senate vote, Trump called on House Republicans to unite behind the bill and pass it by his arbitrary July 4 deadline, urging them to ignore the party's 'occasional 'GRANDSTANDERS.'' 'We are on schedule — Let's keep it going, and be done before you and your family go on a July 4thvacation,' Trump wrote. 'The American People need and deserve it. They sent us here to, GET IT DONE!' But Trump appears to now accept the prospect that the passage of the legislation may be delayed. 'I'd love to do July 4, but I think it's very hard to do July 4,' he told reporters earlier on Tuesday. The bill has drawn heat as it includes about $4 trillion in tax cuts for wealthy Americans, partially paid for by nearly $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid. The legislation is also expected to add over $3 trillion to the national debt over the next decade, according to a nonpartisan estimate. I Stayed Up All Night Watching Senate Republicans Pass Trump's Bill. Here's What It Was Like. Senate GOP Passes Trump's Bill To Give Tax Cuts To The Rich
Bloomberg
01-07-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
House Sets Wednesday for Final Vote on Trump Tax Bill
Today on Bloomberg Television's Balance of Power early edition at 1 p.m., hosts Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz spoke to Charlie Dent, a former Republican congressman from Pennsylvania, on the consequences of Trump's tax bill, which was approved by the Senate today (Source: Bloomberg)
