Re-elected House Speaker Mike Johnson intends to push President-elect Donald Trump's agenda forward, as he reveals how the president-elect wants Congress to handle the reconciliation debacle.
“I think at the end of the day, He would prefer President Trump“One big, beautiful bill,” Johnson admitted to “Sunday Morning Futures” host Maria Bartiromo.
The spokesman went on to add that he spoke with the president-elect extensively over the past few months, trying to determine “the pros and cons of the two different strategies,” one reconciliation bill or a “weak reconciliation bill.”
“There's a lot of merit to this (one reconciliation bill) because we can put it all together, one big up-or-down vote, which could quite literally save the country, because there are a lot of elements in it,” Johnson said.
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He continued: “This will give us more time to negotiate this and correct the matter.”
Johnson expressed this One reconciliation bill “It will have a lot of pieces” and address many of the concerns Americans expressed during the election, such as securing the border and the economy.
“for the purpose of”Reviving the American economyHouse Speaker Johnson stressed the importance of “preventing the largest tax increase in the history of the United States,” warning that this could happen automatically at the end of next year if Congress does not get its “ducks in a row.”
Despite their importance, tax cuts are not the only priority for the House GOP as they look to help Trump get the country's economy back on track.
Johnson explained that Republicans want To “incentivize” American companies to manufacture in the United States, dismantle the “regulatory burden” and red tape that “stifle” the free market, root out the “deep state” and Restoring American energy dominance.
“There are a lot of moving pieces, a lot of things to negotiate, and a lot of opinions on all of this,” he said. “So, we're going to be working long hours with the whiteboards, making sure every Republican is involved.”
Although the speaker will operate by “the smallest margin in the history of the United States” during the first 100 days, he is confident Republicans will deliver For the American people.
When asked about the timeline for the reconciliation bill, Johnson said it could be on President Trump's desk by May or as soon as April 3 if everything moves in the “right sequence.”
He explained: “We made a lot of election promises. President Trump did that as well, and reconciliation is the way to accomplish that.”
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