House Speaker Mike Johnson was able to pass a multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint through the House with a 217-215 vote, with all Republicans voting in favor of it. The budget resolution includes $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and $2 trillion in spending cuts, with increases in immigration enforcement and military spending. There was drama in the House as Johnson and President Trump worked to secure votes from conservative holdouts. Ultimately, three conservative rebels who were initially opposed to the budget framework changed their votes after reassurances from Trump.
The budget resolution also includes cuts to federal programs, including Medicaid, and raises the debt limit by $4 trillion. After a chaotic episode where the vote was briefly canceled and then reinstated, the House successfully passed the budget resolution, putting the pressure on the Senate to do the same. Under reconciliation, both chambers must pass the same budget resolution for committees to draft a legislative package.
Democrats were unified in opposition to the GOP budget plan, criticizing it as a tax cut for the wealthy that will harm working-class families by cutting Medicaid. Despite challenges and last-minute changes in votes, House Republicans were able to pass the budget resolution, taking the first step in advancing President Trump’s legislative agenda.
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