Johnson and Trump pull off surprising win to advance GOP agenda after vote whiplash in the House
Speaker Mike Johnson pulled off a stunning turnaround Tuesday night to rescue a critical vote to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda that had seemed doomed just moments earlier.
Surprising even some of his critics, Johnson and his leadership team capped hours of drama in the Capitol by successfully flipping multiple Republican holdouts to pass a budget blueprint that will mark the first step toward moving Trump’s ambitious agenda forward. With help from last-minute phone calls from Trump, GOP leaders spent all of Tuesday in a furious pressure campaign to win backing for their plan.
“The world didn’t end today. But I do see the edge,” Rep. Pat Fallon, a Texas Republican, said of the whiplash in the House.
Republicans had punted the vote Tuesday night only to turn around minutes later to call fleeing members back to the floor to muscle through the plan.
In the end, Johnson lost just a single vote — fiscal hawk Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky — which was all he could afford. The Democrats’ whip team scrambled to get near-full attendance on their side: Rep. Brittany Pettersen flew with her 4-week-old baby to make it in time for the vote and Rep. Kevin Mullin, who is recovering from complications from knee surgery, flew with an IV from California.
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But the drama won’t end there: Johnson and his allies acknowledge that what comes next will be much more difficult. Tuesday night’s vote itself was procedural and GOP leaders from the House and Senate will need to agree on how exactly to move ahead with Trump’s sprawling legislative package now that they have adopted divergent plans. The days-long saga over the House budget blueprint laid bare bitter divisions among Republicans that will make it extraordinarily difficult to pass that package in both chambers.
Still, the win comes at a critical time for Trump and Johnson as their party faces crushing deadlines ahead, including avoiding a government shutdown next month and the threat of an economic default later this spring. As with Tuesday night’s vote, navigating those political landmines will require near total unity from the GOP.
GOP leaders will now get to work on exactly what will make it into Trump’s first legislative package. The newly passed House GOP plan calls for sweeping tax cuts, steep spending cuts and a two-year debt limit hike, as well as new money for border security and energy production. The Senate’s plan, however, contains only national security and energy money, while punting on the more contentious items for later.
The stakes are high for GOP leaders: Trump is eager to pass his agenda as quickly as possible, even as party leaders must comply with the extremely strict constraints of the budget powers that allow their party to pass a package without Democratic votes. And Republicans will need to tread carefully on reforms to popular programs like Medicaid, food assistance and Pell grants — concerns that nearly sunk the budget plan this week.
The successful vote capped a dramatic 12 hours for Johnson. In the morning, he held a tense meeting with House Republicans to convince his members to back the budget blueprint or risk forgoing key parts of Trump’s agenda.
But by the afternoon, House GOP leaders were still struggling to lock down the votes, and even the relentlessly upbeat Johnson acknowledged he may need to pull it.
The votes weren’t there around 7:30 p.m., when the speaker moved to scrap plans to hold the vote at all. But then his leadership team — with help from a Trump call to Rep. Victoria Spartz — was able to win over the last holdouts. So, just moments after dismissing members, Johnson called them back to vote and passed the GOP’s budget blueprint.
Rep. Warren Davidson, an Ohio Republican, said he decided to change his vote after he received “assurances” of a future plan that could survive the Senate to trim discretionary spending, though he offered no specifics.
And Spartz added that she spoke with Trump on health care issues, saying, “He’s on board to get some great things done on health care. … I trust his word.”
“I think the last few weeks are showing us how difficult it is to move any package through the House,” Rep. Dusty Johnson, a leadership ally, acknowledged earlier Tuesday. “This is a motley crew.”
Hours before the scheduled vote, hardline conservatives insisted there weren’t enough spending cuts in the plan, even as centrist-leaning Republicans remained uneasy about the size of those cuts and whether they could impact popular programs like Medicaid. And Johnson’s efforts to win support even backfired in some corners. Massie said he left a meeting Tuesday morning even more dug in against the budget than before.
“They convinced me in there, I’m a no,” the Kentucky Republican said, holding up a thick packet of leadership talking points and railing against their plans line by line. By the time of the vote, Massie remained the only GOP “no.”
Johnson and his whip team had spent the last several days trying to win over their more moderate members, many of whom had raised concerns that the budget plan could ultimately lead to cuts to the low-income health program Medicaid.
Ahead of the vote, Republicans from northeastern states were particularly wary of plans to cut $880 billion over a decade from federal health and energy programs, which they fear cannot be achieved without cutting Medicaid, the hugely expensive health program, since Trump has vowed not to touch Medicare.
GOP leaders have strongly pushed back against the idea that benefits would be cut, noting that the budget plan is only a framework and not specific policy. They argue there are ways to cut hundreds of billions in wasted money on federal health programs without slashing Medicaid benefits, though it remains unclear where those cuts would come from.
“This is a procedural vote. You tell me what the cuts are,” House Majority Whip Tom Emmer told CNN when asked about swing seat lawmakers’ concerns about Medicaid cuts.
In the end, Johnson only recorded a single Republican defection.
“We will get there, as we always do,” the speaker predicted earlier in the day, when he was still lacking at least a half-dozen votes.
This headline and story have been updated with additional developments.
CNN’s Manu Raju, Alison Main, Morgan Rimmer, Veronica Stracqualursi and Aileen Graef contributed to this report.
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| Vote | Total | Democrats | Republicans | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Yes
|
217 | 0 | 217 | |
|
No
|
215 | 214 | 1 | |
|
Did not vote
|
1 | 1 | 0 |
| Member | Answer |
|---|---|
 Thomas Massie Ky. 4th |
No N
|
 Robert Aderholt Ala. 4th |
Yes Y
|
 Mark Alford Mo. 4th |
Yes Y
|
 Rick Allen Ga. 12th |
Yes Y
|
 Mark Amodei Nev. 2nd |
Yes Y
|
 Jodey Arrington Texas 19th |
Yes Y
|
 Brian Babin Texas 36th |
Yes Y
|
 Don Bacon Neb. 2nd |
Yes Y
|
 Jim Baird Ind. 4th |
Yes Y
|
 Troy Balderson Ohio 12th |
Yes Y
|
 Andy Barr Ky. 6th |
Yes Y
|
 Tom Barrett Mich. 7th |
Yes Y
|
 Michael Baumgartner Wash. 5th |
Yes Y
|
 Aaron Bean Fla. 4th |
Yes Y
|
 Nick Begich Alaska At-Large |
Yes Y
|
 Cliff Bentz Ore. 2nd |
Yes Y
|
 Jack Bergman Mich. 1st |
Yes Y
|
 Stephanie Bice Okla. 5th |
Yes Y
|
 Andy Biggs Ariz. 5th |
Yes Y
|
 Sheri Biggs S.C. 3rd |
Yes Y
|
 Gus Bilirakis Fla. 12th |
Yes Y
|
 Lauren Boebert Colo. 4th |
Yes Y
|
 Mike Bost Ill. 12th |
Yes Y
|
 Josh Brecheen Okla. 2nd |
Yes Y
|
 Robert Bresnahan Pa. 8th |
Yes Y
|
 Vern Buchanan Fla. 16th |
Yes Y
|
 Tim Burchett Tenn. 2nd |
Yes Y
|
 Eric Burlison Mo. 7th |
Yes Y
|
 Ken Calvert Calif. 41st |
Yes Y
|
 Kat Cammack Fla. 3rd |
Yes Y
|
 Mike Carey Ohio 15th |
Yes Y
|
 Buddy Carter Ga. 1st |
Yes Y
|
 John Carter Texas 31st |
Yes Y
|
 Juan Ciscomani Ariz. 6th |
Yes Y
|
 Ben Cline Va. 6th |
Yes Y
|
 Michael Cloud Texas 27th |
Yes Y
|
 Andrew Clyde Ga. 9th |
Yes Y
|
 Tom Cole Okla. 4th |
Yes Y
|
 Mike Collins Ga. 10th |
Yes Y
|
 James Comer Ky. 1st |
Yes Y
|
 Eli Crane Ariz. 2nd |
Yes Y
|
 Jeff Crank Colo. 5th |
Yes Y
|
 Rick Crawford Ark. 1st |
Yes Y
|
 Dan Crenshaw Texas 2nd |
Yes Y
|
 Warren Davidson Ohio 8th |
Yes Y
|
 Monica De La Cruz Texas 15th |
Yes Y
|
 Scott DesJarlais Tenn. 4th |
Yes Y
|
 Mario Diaz-Balart Fla. 26th |
Yes Y
|
 Byron Donalds Fla. 19th |
Yes Y
|
 Troy Downing Mont. 2nd |
Yes Y
|
 Neal Dunn Fla. 2nd |
Yes Y
|
 Chuck Edwards N.C. 11th |
Yes Y
|
 Jake Ellzey Texas 6th |
Yes Y
|
 Tom Emmer Minn. 6th |
Yes Y
|
 Ron Estes Kan. 4th |
Yes Y
|
 Gabe Evans Colo. 8th |
Yes Y
|
 Mike Ezell Miss. 4th |
Yes Y
|
 Pat Fallon Texas 4th |
Yes Y
|
 Julie Fedorchak N.D. At-Large |
Yes Y
|
 Randy Feenstra Iowa 4th |
Yes Y
|
 Brad Finstad Minn. 1st |
Yes Y
|
 Michelle Fischbach Minn. 7th |
Yes Y
|
 Scott Fitzgerald Wis. 5th |
Yes Y
|
 Brian Fitzpatrick Pa. 1st |
Yes Y
|
 Chuck Fleischmann Tenn. 3rd |
Yes Y
|
 Mike Flood Neb. 1st |
Yes Y
|
 Vince Fong Calif. 20th |
Yes Y
|
 Virginia Foxx N.C. 5th |
Yes Y
|
 Scott Franklin Fla. 18th |
Yes Y
|
 Russell Fry S.C. 7th |
Yes Y
|
 Russ Fulcher Idaho 1st |
Yes Y
|
 Andrew Garbarino N.Y. 2nd |
Yes Y
|
 Brandon Gill Texas 26th |
Yes Y
|
 Carlos Gimenez Fla. 28th |
Yes Y
|
 Craig Goldman Texas 12th |
Yes Y
|
 Tony Gonzales Texas 23rd |
Yes Y
|
 Lance Gooden Texas 5th |
Yes Y
|
 Paul Gosar Ariz. 9th |
Yes Y
|
 Sam Graves Mo. 6th |
Yes Y
|
 Mark Green Tenn. 7th |
Yes Y
|
 Marjorie Taylor Greene Ga. 14th |
Yes Y
|
 Morgan Griffith Va. 9th |
Yes Y
|
 Glenn Grothman Wis. 6th |
Yes Y
|
 Michael Guest Miss. 3rd |
Yes Y
|
 Brett Guthrie Ky. 2nd |
Yes Y
|
 Harriet Hageman Wyo. At-Large |
Yes Y
|
 Abraham Hamadeh Ariz. 8th |
Yes Y
|
 Mike Haridopolos Fla. 8th |
Yes Y
|
 Pat Harrigan N.C. 10th |
Yes Y
|
 Andy Harris Md. 1st |
Yes Y
|
 Mark Harris N.C. 8th |
Yes Y
|
 Diana Harshbarger Tenn. 1st |
Yes Y
|
 Kevin Hern Okla. 1st |
Yes Y
|
 Clay Higgins La. 3rd |
Yes Y
|
 French Hill Ark. 2nd |
Yes Y
|
 Ashley Hinson Iowa 2nd |
Yes Y
|
 Erin Houchin Ind. 9th |
Yes Y
|
 Richard Hudson N.C. 9th |
Yes Y
|
 Bill Huizenga Mich. 4th |
Yes Y
|
 Wesley Hunt Texas 38th |
Yes Y
|
 Jeff Hurd Colo. 3rd |
Yes Y
|
 Darrell Issa Calif. 48th |
Yes Y
|
 Brian Jack Ga. 3rd |
Yes Y
|
 Ronny Jackson Texas 13th |
Yes Y
|
 John James Mich. 10th |
Yes Y
|
 Mike Johnson La. 4th |
Yes Y
|
 Dusty Johnson S.D. At-Large |
Yes Y
|
 Jim Jordan Ohio 4th |
Yes Y
|
 David Joyce Ohio 14th |
Yes Y
|
 John Joyce Pa. 13th |
Yes Y
|
 Thomas Kean Jr. N.J. 7th |
Yes Y
|
 Trent Kelly Miss. 1st |
Yes Y
|
 Mike Kelly Pa. 16th |
Yes Y
|
 Mike Kennedy Utah 3rd |
Yes Y
|
 Jen Kiggans Va. 2nd |
Yes Y
|
 Kevin Kiley Calif. 3rd |
Yes Y
|
 Young Kim Calif. 40th |
Yes Y
|
 Brad Knott N.C. 13th |
Yes Y
|
 David Kustoff Tenn. 8th |
Yes Y
|
 Darin LaHood Ill. 16th |
Yes Y
|
 Nick LaLota N.Y. 1st |
Yes Y
|
 Doug LaMalfa Calif. 1st |
Yes Y
|
 Nicholas Langworthy N.Y. 23rd |
Yes Y
|
 Bob Latta Ohio 5th |
Yes Y
|
 Mike Lawler N.Y. 17th |
Yes Y
|
 Laurel Lee Fla. 15th |
Yes Y
|
 Julia Letlow La. 5th |
Yes Y
|
 Barry Loudermilk Ga. 11th |
Yes Y
|
 Frank D. Lucas Okla. 3rd |
Yes Y
|
 Anna Luna Fla. 13th |
Yes Y
|
 Morgan Luttrell Texas 8th |
Yes Y
|
 Nancy Mace S.C. 1st |
Yes Y
|
 Ryan Mackenzie Pa. 7th |
Yes Y
|
 Nicole Malliotakis N.Y. 11th |
Yes Y
|
 Celeste Maloy Utah 2nd |
Yes Y
|
 Tracey Mann Kan. 1st |
Yes Y
|
 Brian Mast Fla. 21st |
Yes Y
|
 Michael McCaul Texas 10th |
Yes Y
|
 Lisa McClain Mich. 9th |
Yes Y
|
 Tom McClintock Calif. 5th |
Yes Y
|
 Rich McCormick Ga. 7th |
Yes Y
|
 Addison McDowell N.C. 6th |
Yes Y
|
 John McGuire Va. 5th |
Yes Y
|
 Mark B. Messmer Ind. 8th |
Yes Y
|
 Dan Meuser Pa. 9th |
Yes Y
|
 Mary Miller Ill. 15th |
Yes Y
|
 Max Miller Ohio 7th |
Yes Y
|
 Carol Miller W.Va. 1st |
Yes Y
|
 Mariannette Miller-Meeks Iowa 1st |
Yes Y
|
 Cory Mills Fla. 7th |
Yes Y
|
 John Moolenaar Mich. 2nd |
Yes Y
|
 Barry Moore Ala. 1st |
Yes Y
|
 Tim Moore N.C. 14th |
Yes Y
|
 Blake Moore Utah 1st |
Yes Y
|
 Riley Moore W.Va. 2nd |
Yes Y
|
 Nathaniel Moran Texas 1st |
Yes Y
|
 Greg Murphy N.C. 3rd |
Yes Y
|
 Troy Nehls Texas 22nd |
Yes Y
|
 Dan Newhouse Wash. 4th |
Yes Y
|
 Ralph Norman S.C. 5th |
Yes Y
|
 Zach Nunn Iowa 3rd |
Yes Y
|
 Jay Obernolte Calif. 23rd |
Yes Y
|
 Andy Ogles Tenn. 5th |
Yes Y
|
 Bob Onder Mo. 3rd |
Yes Y
|
 Burgess Owens Utah 4th |
Yes Y
|
 Gary Palmer Ala. 6th |
Yes Y
|
 Scott Perry Pa. 10th |
Yes Y
|
 August Pfluger Texas 11th |
Yes Y
|
 Guy Reschenthaler Pa. 14th |
Yes Y
|
 Mike Rogers Ala. 3rd |
Yes Y
|
 Hal Rogers Ky. 5th |
Yes Y
|
 John Rose Tenn. 6th |
Yes Y
|
 David Rouzer N.C. 7th |
Yes Y
|
 Chip Roy Texas 21st |
Yes Y
|
 Michael Rulli Ohio 6th |
Yes Y
|
 John Rutherford Fla. 5th |
Yes Y
|
 Maria Elvira Salazar Fla. 27th |
Yes Y
|
 Steve Scalise La. 1st |
Yes Y
|
 Derek Schmidt Kan. 2nd |
Yes Y
|
 David Schweikert Ariz. 1st |
Yes Y
|
 Austin Scott Ga. 8th |
Yes Y
|
 Keith Self Texas 3rd |
Yes Y
|
 Pete Sessions Texas 17th |
Yes Y
|
 Jefferson Shreve Ind. 6th |
Yes Y
|
 Mike Simpson Idaho 2nd |
Yes Y
|
 Jason Smith Mo. 8th |
Yes Y
|
 Adrian Smith Neb. 3rd |
Yes Y
|
 Christopher Smith N.J. 4th |
Yes Y
|
 Lloyd Smucker Pa. 11th |
Yes Y
|
 Victoria Spartz Ind. 5th |
Yes Y
|
 Pete Stauber Minn. 8th |
Yes Y
|
 Elise Stefanik N.Y. 21st |
Yes Y
|
 Bryan Steil Wis. 1st |
Yes Y
|
 Greg Steube Fla. 17th |
Yes Y
|
 Dale Strong Ala. 5th |
Yes Y
|
 Marlin Stutzman Ind. 3rd |
Yes Y
|
 David J. Taylor Ohio 2nd |
Yes Y
|
 Claudia Tenney N.Y. 24th |
Yes Y
|
 Glenn Thompson Pa. 15th |
Yes Y
|
 Tom Tiffany Wis. 7th |
Yes Y
|
 William Timmons S.C. 4th |
Yes Y
|
 Mike Turner Ohio 10th |
Yes Y
|
 David Valadao Calif. 22nd |
Yes Y
|
 Jeff Van Drew N.J. 2nd |
Yes Y
|
 Beth Van Duyne Texas 24th |
Yes Y
|
 Derrick Van Orden Wis. 3rd |
Yes Y
|
 Ann Wagner Mo. 2nd |
Yes Y
|
 Tim Walberg Mich. 5th |
Yes Y
|
 Randy Weber Texas 14th |
Yes Y
|
 Daniel Webster Fla. 11th |
Yes Y
|
 Bruce Westerman Ark. 4th |
Yes Y
|
 Tony Wied Wis. 8th |
Yes Y
|
 Roger Williams Texas 25th |
Yes Y
|
 Joe Wilson S.C. 2nd |
Yes Y
|
 Rob Wittman Va. 1st |
Yes Y
|
 Steve Womack Ark. 3rd |
Yes Y
|
 Rudy Yakym Ind. 2nd |
Yes Y
|
 Ryan Zinke Mont. 1st |
Yes Y
|
| Member | Answer |
|---|---|
 Alma Adams N.C. 12th |
No N
|
 Pete Aguilar Calif. 33rd |
No N
|
 Gabriel Amo R.I. 1st |
No N
|
 Yassamin Ansari Ariz. 3rd |
No N
|
 Jake Auchincloss Mass. 4th |
No N
|
 Becca Balint Vt. At-Large |
No N
|
 Nanette Barragan Calif. 44th |
No N
|
 Joyce Beatty Ohio 3rd |
No N
|
 Wesley Bell Mo. 1st |
No N
|
 Ami Bera Calif. 6th |
No N
|
 Donald Beyer Va. 8th |
No N
|
 Sanford Bishop Ga. 2nd |
No N
|
 Suzanne Bonamici Ore. 1st |
No N
|
 Brendan Boyle Pa. 2nd |
No N
|
 Shontel Brown Ohio 11th |
No N
|
 Julia Brownley Calif. 26th |
No N
|
 Nikki Budzinski Ill. 13th |
No N
|
 Janelle Bynum Ore. 5th |
No N
|
 Salud Carbajal Calif. 24th |
No N
|
 Andre Carson Ind. 7th |
No N
|
 Troy Carter La. 2nd |
No N
|
 Greg Casar Texas 35th |
No N
|
 Ed Case Hawaii 1st |
No N
|
 Sean Casten Ill. 6th |
No N
|
 Kathy Castor Fla. 14th |
No N
|
 Joaquin Castro Texas 20th |
No N
|
 Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Fla. 20th |
No N
|
 Judy Chu Calif. 28th |
No N
|
 Gil Cisneros Calif. 31st |
No N
|
 Katherine Clark Mass. 5th |
No N
|
 Yvette Clarke N.Y. 9th |
No N
|
 Emanuel Cleaver II Mo. 5th |
No N
|
 James Clyburn S.C. 6th |
No N
|
 Steve Cohen Tenn. 9th |
No N
|
 Herb Conaway N.J. 3rd |
No N
|
 Gerald Connolly Va. 11th |
No N
|
 Lou Correa Calif. 46th |
No N
|
 Jim Costa Calif. 21st |
No N
|
 Joe Courtney Conn. 2nd |
No N
|
 Angie Craig Minn. 2nd |
No N
|
 Jasmine Crockett Texas 30th |
No N
|
 Jason Crow Colo. 6th |
No N
|
 Henry Cuellar Texas 28th |
No N
|
 Sharice Davids Kan. 3rd |
No N
|
 Danny Davis Ill. 7th |
No N
|
 Don Davis N.C. 1st |
No N
|
 Madeleine Dean Pa. 4th |
No N
|
 Diana DeGette Colo. 1st |
No N
|
 Rosa DeLauro Conn. 3rd |
No N
|
 Suzan DelBene Wash. 1st |
No N
|
 Chris Deluzio Pa. 17th |
No N
|
 Mark DeSaulnier Calif. 10th |
No N
|
 Maxine Dexter Ore. 3rd |
No N
|
 Debbie Dingell Mich. 6th |
No N
|
 Lloyd Doggett Texas 37th |
No N
|
 Sarah Elfreth Md. 3rd |
No N
|
 Veronica Escobar Texas 16th |
No N
|
 Adriano Espaillat N.Y. 13th |
No N
|
 Dwight Evans Pa. 3rd |
No N
|
 Cleo Fields La. 6th |
No N
|
 Shomari Figures Ala. 2nd |
No N
|
 Lizzie Fletcher Texas 7th |
No N
|
 Bill Foster Ill. 11th |
No N
|
 Valerie Foushee N.C. 4th |
No N
|
 Lois Frankel Fla. 22nd |
No N
|
 Laura Friedman Calif. 30th |
No N
|
 Maxwell Frost Fla. 10th |
No N
|
 John Garamendi Calif. 8th |
No N
|
 Robert Garcia Calif. 42nd |
No N
|
 Chuy Garcia Ill. 4th |
No N
|
 Sylvia Garcia Texas 29th |
No N
|
 Laura Gillen N.Y. 4th |
No N
|
 Jared Forrest Golden Maine 2nd |
No N
|
 Daniel Goldman N.Y. 10th |
No N
|
 Jimmy Gomez Calif. 34th |
No N
|
 Vicente Gonzalez Texas 34th |
No N
|
 Maggie Goodlander N.H. 2nd |
No N
|
 Josh Gottheimer N.J. 5th |
No N
|
 Adam Gray Calif. 13th |
No N
|
 Al Green Texas 9th |
No N
|
 Josh Harder Calif. 9th |
No N
|
 Jahana Hayes Conn. 5th |
No N
|
 Jim Himes Conn. 4th |
No N
|
 Steven Horsford Nev. 4th |
No N
|
 Chrissy Houlahan Pa. 6th |
No N
|
 Steny Hoyer Md. 5th |
No N
|
 Val Hoyle Ore. 4th |
No N
|
 Jared Huffman Calif. 2nd |
No N
|
 Glenn Ivey Md. 4th |
No N
|
 Jonathan Jackson Ill. 1st |
No N
|
 Sara Jacobs Calif. 51st |
No N
|
 Pramila Jayapal Wash. 7th |
No N
|
 Hakeem Jeffries N.Y. 8th |
No N
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 Hank Johnson Ga. 4th |
No N
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 Julie Johnson Texas 32nd |
No N
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 Sydney Kamlager-Dove Calif. 37th |
No N
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 Marcy Kaptur Ohio 9th |
No N
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 Bill Keating Mass. 9th |
No N
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 Robin Kelly Ill. 2nd |
No N
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 Timothy Kennedy N.Y. 26th |
No N
|
 Ro Khanna Calif. 17th |
No N
|
 Raja Krishnamoorthi Ill. 8th |
No N
|
 Greg Landsman Ohio 1st |
No N
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 Rick Larsen Wash. 2nd |
No N
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 John Larson Conn. 1st |
No N
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 George Latimer N.Y. 16th |
No N
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 Susie Lee Nev. 3rd |
No N
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 Summer Lee Pa. 12th |
No N
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 Teresa Leger Fernandez N.M. 3rd |
No N
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 Mike Levin Calif. 49th |
No N
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 Sam Liccardo Calif. 16th |
No N
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 Ted Lieu Calif. 36th |
No N
|
 Zoe Lofgren Calif. 18th |
No N
|
 Stephen Lynch Mass. 8th |
No N
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 Seth Magaziner R.I. 2nd |
No N
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 John Mannion N.Y. 22nd |
No N
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 Doris Matsui Calif. 7th |
No N
|
 Lucy McBath Ga. 6th |
No N
|
 Sarah McBride Del. At-Large |
No N
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 April McClain Delaney Md. 6th |
No N
|
 Jennifer McClellan Va. 4th |
No N
|
 Betty McCollum Minn. 4th |
No N
|
 Kristen McDonald Rivet Mich. 8th |
No N
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 Morgan McGarvey Ky. 3rd |
No N
|
 James McGovern Mass. 2nd |
No N
|
 LaMonica McIver N.J. 10th |
No N
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 Gregory Meeks N.Y. 5th |
No N
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 Rob Menendez N.J. 8th |
No N
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 Grace Meng N.Y. 6th |
No N
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 Kweisi Mfume Md. 7th |
No N
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 Dave Min Calif. 47th |
No N
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 Gwen Moore Wis. 4th |
No N
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 Joseph Morelle N.Y. 25th |
No N
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 Kelly Morrison Minn. 3rd |
No N
|
 Jared Moskowitz Fla. 23rd |
No N
|
 Seth Moulton Mass. 6th |
No N
|
 Frank Mrvan Ind. 1st |
No N
|
 Kevin Mullin Calif. 15th |
No N
|
 Jerrold Nadler N.Y. 12th |
No N
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 Richard Neal Mass. 1st |
No N
|
 Joe Neguse Colo. 2nd |
No N
|
 Donald Norcross N.J. 1st |
No N
|
 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez N.Y. 14th |
No N
|
 John Olszewski Md. 2nd |
No N
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 Ilhan Omar Minn. 5th |
No N
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 Frank Pallone N.J. 6th |
No N
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 Jimmy Panetta Calif. 19th |
No N
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 Chris Pappas N.H. 1st |
No N
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 Nancy Pelosi Calif. 11th |
No N
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 Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Wash. 3rd |
No N
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 Scott Peters Calif. 50th |
No N
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 Brittany Pettersen Colo. 7th |
No N
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 Chellie Pingree Maine 1st |
No N
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 Mark Pocan Wis. 2nd |
No N
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 Nellie Pou N.J. 9th |
No N
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 Ayanna Pressley Mass. 7th |
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 Mike Quigley Ill. 5th |
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 Delia Ramirez Ill. 3rd |
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 Emily Randall Wash. 6th |
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 Jamie Raskin Md. 8th |
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 Josh Riley N.Y. 19th |
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 Luz Rivas Calif. 29th |
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 Deborah Ross N.C. 2nd |
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 Raul Ruiz Calif. 25th |
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 Pat Ryan N.Y. 18th |
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 Andrea Salinas Ore. 6th |
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 Linda Sanchez Calif. 38th |
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 Mary Gay Scanlon Pa. 5th |
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 Janice Schakowsky Ill. 9th |
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 Brad Schneider Ill. 10th |
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 Hillary Scholten Mich. 3rd |
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 Kim Schrier Wash. 8th |
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 Robert Scott Va. 3rd |
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 David Scott Ga. 13th |
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 Terri Sewell Ala. 7th |
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 Brad Sherman Calif. 32nd |
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 Mikie Sherrill N.J. 11th |
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 Lateefah Simon Calif. 12th |
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 Adam Smith Wash. 9th |
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 Eric Sorensen Ill. 17th |
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 Darren Soto Fla. 9th |
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 Melanie Stansbury N.M. 1st |
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 Greg Stanton Ariz. 4th |
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 Haley Stevens Mich. 11th |
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 Marilyn Strickland Wash. 10th |
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 Suhas Subramanyam Va. 10th |
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 Thomas Suozzi N.Y. 3rd |
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 Eric Swalwell Calif. 14th |
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 Emilia Sykes Ohio 13th |
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 Mark Takano Calif. 39th |
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 Shri Thanedar Mich. 13th |
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 Mike Thompson Calif. 4th |
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 Bennie Thompson Miss. 2nd |
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 Dina Titus Nev. 1st |
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 Rashida Tlaib Mich. 12th |
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 Jill Tokuda Hawaii 2nd |
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 Paul Tonko N.Y. 20th |
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 Norma Torres Calif. 35th |
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 Ritchie Torres N.Y. 15th |
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 Lori Trahan Mass. 3rd |
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 Derek Tran Calif. 45th |
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 Sylvester Turner Texas 18th |
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 Lauren Underwood Ill. 14th |
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 Juan Vargas Calif. 52nd |
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 Gabriel Vasquez N.M. 2nd |
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 Marc Veasey Texas 33rd |
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 Nydia Velazquez N.Y. 7th |
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 Eugene Vindman Va. 7th |
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 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Fla. 25th |
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 Maxine Waters Calif. 43rd |
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 Bonnie Watson Coleman N.J. 12th |
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 George Whitesides Calif. 27th |
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 Nikema Williams Ga. 5th |
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 Frederica Wilson Fla. 24th |
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 Raul Grijalva Ariz. 7th |
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Trump budget bill with $4.5 trillion in tax cuts survives House vote
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The House of Representatives has adopted a resolution that will eventually become a massive multi-trillion-dollar bill full of President Donald Trump’s priorities on the border, defense, energy and taxes.
In a major victory for House GOP leaders, the resolution passed in a 217 to 215 vote.
All Democrats voted against the measure, along with lone Republican rebel Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who was concerned about its effect on the national deficit.
The next step is now for the relevant House committees to meet and build their own proposals, which will eventually be returned into the framework and negotiated into a compromise deal with the Senate.
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Speaker Mike Johnson is advancing a reconciliation bill aimed at Trump’s priorities through the House of Representatives. (Getty Images)
It was a dramatic scene in the House chamber on Monday night as Republican leaders delayed formally ending a vote for roughly 45 minutes as they worked to convince conservative fiscal hawks to support the legislation.
Impatient Democrats called out loud for the vote to be closed as Republicans huddled in varied groups.
Two people on the House floor told Fox News Digital that President Donald Trump got involved at one point, speaking to one of the holdouts, Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., by phone.
Reps. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., and Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, could be seen on the phone at other points on the House floor as well, but it’s not clear if they were speaking with Trump.
At one point, House GOP leaders appeared to lose confidence that they had enough support and abruptly canceled the planned vote.
Moments later, however, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were rushing back to the House floor and Fox News Digital was told the vote would be held.
Meanwhile, three House Democrats who had been absent early in the day returned for the Tuesday evening vote in dramatic fashion.
Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colo., who had a baby roughly a month ago, returned to the House floor with her infant to oppose the bill. And Rep. Kevin Mullin, R-Calif., who was recently hospitalized for an infection, appeared in the chamber aided by a walker.
House and Senate Republicans are aiming to use their majorities to advance Trump’s agenda via the budget reconciliation process.
It’s a Senate maneuver that lowers the threshold for passage from two-thirds to a simple majority, but it’s used when a party controls both houses of Congress and the White House because it allows that party to pass its policy goals even under the slimmest margins.
And Republicans are dealing with slim margins indeed; with current numbers, the House GOP can afford no more than one defection to pass anything without Democratic votes if all liberals are voting.
On the Senate side, Republicans can lose no more than two of their own in the reconciliation process.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is waiting in the wings with a Plan B. (Getty Images)
The House resolution aimed to increase spending on border security, the judiciary and defense by roughly $300 billion, while seeking at least $1.5 trillion to $2 trillion in spending cuts elsewhere.
As written, the House bill also provided $4.5 trillion to extend President Donald Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions, which expire at the end of this year.
An amendment negotiated by House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, and conservatives on his panel would also force lawmakers to make $2 trillion in cuts, or else risk the $4.5 trillion for Trump’s tax cuts getting reduced by the difference.
The resolution also fulfilled Trump’s directive to act on the debt limit, raising it by $4 trillion or roughly two years.
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A bipartisan deal struck in 2023 saw the debt limit suspended until January 2025. Now, projections show the U.S. could run out of cash to pay its debts by spring if Congress does not act.
The resolution’s odds were touch and go for much of the week so far, since House lawmakers returned from a week-long recess period Monday.
Several fiscal conservatives had demanded more assurances from House GOP leadership that Republicans would seek deep spending cuts to offset the cost of Trump’s priorities.
Republican lawmakers in more competitive districts are concerned some cuts may go too far, however.
The resolution directs the House Energy & Commerce Committee to find at least $880 billion in spending cuts – which those lawmakers fear will mean severe cuts for federal programs like Medicaid.
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Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., pushed back against fears of such cuts during his weekly press conference on Tuesday.
“Medicaid is hugely problematic because it has a lot of fraud, waste and abuse. Everybody knows that. We all know it intuitively. No one in here would disagree,” Johnson said. “What we’re talking about is rooting out the fraud, waste, and abuse. It doesn’t matter what party you’re in, you should be for that because it saves your money, and it preserves the programs so that it is available for the people who desperately need it.”
It was also supported by a wide swath of Republicans, including conservative Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, a member of the House Budget Committee that approved the bill earlier this month.
“It’s the best bill we’re going to get,” Gill said while praising Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, for his efforts. “If I were writing it then I’d write it differently, but this is the best we’re gonna get it.”
Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, said he was eager to begin working on “cutting taxes for Iowans, securing our border, unleashing American energy production, and eliminating waste and fraud in our government.”
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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