House Republican leaders spent nearly five hours at the White House on Thursday – some of which, along with President Donald Trump, tried to finalize a summary of the tax and spending reduction package.
The plan is to release a framework that includes some numbers in the coming days.
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House Republicans hoped to prepare the bill before the Budget Committee after their retreat at Mar-A-Lago this week.
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Republicans hope to prepare the bill before the House Budget Committee next week.
R-La. House Speaker Mike Johnson was in discussion with reporters at the Capitol Building in Washington on January 7, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)
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When asked if plans would be announced Friday, speaker Mike Johnson told Fox News “Nothing Today” about details of the paper or budget package.
“There are no details announced until the end of the weekend, probably not until Monday,” he said.
He said the committee's markup may come on Tuesday, but there are some details to “work out.”
When asked about including a debt cap in the bill, Johnson replied, “I think that's probably part of it, right?”
House Speaker Mike Johnson discusses President Donald Trump's agenda when he appeared in Sunday Morning Futures. (Photo by chip somodevilla/getty images |Photo by mustafa yalcin/anadolu by Getty Images/Fox News Channel)
Asked if Democrats left talks to avoid government shutdowns in March, he said, “It seems like that. From their comments, leader (Hakeem) Jeffries set some kind of government shutdown. It seems they are trying to. We are negotiating. In sincerity, as far as I know, they have not responded as much as the last two days.”
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