Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) said Sunday on CNN's “State of the Union” that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) secured the leadership position with the support of President-elect Donald Trump. Ta.
Host Jake Tapper said, “So House Speaker Johnson told Republicans that President-elect Trump wants Congress to pass border security, tax cuts, and energy issues as one big sweeping reconciliation bill.'' Although House Republicans had difficulty reaching consensus on Speaker Johnson, he was elected by just one vote, given the nearly zero margin of error. All of these are 1 Won't it become more difficult to pass the president's agenda by consolidating it into one giant bill?”
“I'm in favor of doing it in one bill, and this week is good evidence. Donald Trump also supported Mike Johnson. If Donald Trump weighed in last week and voted… I don't think Mike Johnson would have been Speaker of the House this morning if he hadn't spent his political capital trying to get elected in the House of Representatives. Rudo Trump, it's a positive sign that they're united in support of Trump's policies. They're hearing from their supporters at home, we're going to get this done, we're going to secure our borders, we're going to win the military. If we have to focus on fighting and the situation is strong again, President Trump's agenda should end as soon as possible, making tax cuts for working families permanent. If it's one, if it's two, if it's 10, we've got to get it done, and I think we proved we can do that this week.”
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