"BREAKING: House Budget Bill Fails, in Major Loss for Donald Trump and Mike Johnson."
(Aaron Parnas,
May 16, 2025)
In a dramatic blow to Donald Trump’s legislative agenda, the GOP-controlled House Budget Committee has voted to reject his administration’s sweeping tax and spending proposal — a development that underscores deep divisions with…
"BREAKING: House Budget Bill Fails, in Major Loss for Donald Trump and Mike Johnson."
(Aaron Parnas,
May 16, 2025)
In a dramatic blow to Donald Trump’s legislative agenda, the GOP-controlled House Budget Committee has voted to reject his administration’s sweeping tax and spending proposal — a development that underscores deep divisions within the Republican Party, and leaves Trump’s economic agenda in jeopardy.
I spoke with Congressman Tom Suozzi about where things stand, and whether this rebellion within the GOP will hold. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is reportedly growing anxious that his “big, beautiful bill” might fall apart.
Minutes ago, the committee voted 16–21 against advancing the bill, with five conservative Republicans joining all Democrats in opposition. The defeat is a stinging embarrassment not only for Trump, but also for House Speaker Mike Johnson, who had championed the plan in recent weeks as a centerpiece of the administration’s second-term economic strategy. (Continued)
"BREAKING: House Budget Bill Fails, in Major Loss for Donald Trump and Mike Johnson."
(Aaron Parnas,
May 16, 2025)
In a dramatic blow to Donald Trump’s legislative agenda, the GOP-controlled House Budget Committee has voted to reject his administration’s sweeping tax and spending proposal — a development that underscores deep divisions within the Republican Party, and leaves Trump’s economic agenda in jeopardy.
I spoke with Congressman Tom Suozzi about where things stand, and whether this rebellion within the GOP will hold. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is reportedly growing anxious that his “big, beautiful bill” might fall apart.
Minutes ago, the committee voted 16–21 against advancing the bill, with five conservative Republicans joining all Democrats in opposition. The defeat is a stinging embarrassment not only for Trump, but also for House Speaker Mike Johnson, who had championed the plan in recent weeks as a centerpiece of the administration’s second-term economic strategy. (Continued)
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