OAN Staff Blake Wolf
2:19pm – Sunday, January 5, 2025
Mike Johnson reportedly told Republican lawmakers in a closed-door meeting Saturday that President-elect Donald Trump only wants one settlement, and two that Republicans have asked for. He reportedly said that they are not separate bills. politiko.
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Reconciliation bills are tax and spending bills intended to speed up the process of passage, as they can be passed with just a simple majority of 50 votes, rather than the 60 votes typically needed to overcome a filibuster.
Johnson (R-Louisiana)'s announcement was made during a closed-door meeting of House Republicans in Fort McNair to develop a strategy to implement President Trump's policies, including a focus on border security, taxes and energy. Ta.
“At the end of the day, President Trump would prefer to pick one big, beautiful bill, as he often says,” Johnson said.
“There are a lot of benefits to this, because you can combine big, controversial votes into one, and you can literally save the country. It will take a little more time to negotiate and get it right. That doesn't mean we won't be in full swing right from the beginning of this Congress,” Johnson continued.
“We've made a lot of campaign promises, as well as President Trump, and reconciliation is the way to make that happen,” he added.
Republican leaders have been considering whether to split the bill into two separate bills after Republicans regained control of the White House and the Senate while maintaining a majority in the House.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R.S.D., previously supported a two-bill solution in December, calling for “quick action on the things we know we can do quickly, like the border, defense, and energy.'' It makes sense to do so.”
“And we will present another package that will address some of the savings that can be achieved through cost reductions in various government agencies, bureaucracies and government programs, as well as the Trump tax cuts that are set to expire later this year.” '' said Thun. Added.
Meanwhile, House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Missouri), a proponent of the one-bill strategy proposed by President Trump, has argued that voting for separate bills would increase the risks of the bill, so it would be better to pass one bill. He pointed out that this is the surest way to enact President Trump's agenda. Do not pass.
“We can't afford to lose anybody,” Smith said of the need for Republican unity, as Republicans have only a one-vote lead in the House.
“My sole focus is to deliver on all of these priorities that the American people want: taxes, borders, energy,” Smith added. “And I've always thought the best process for doing that is to do it all at once.”
Smith also warned that Democrats have also failed to pass two reconciliation bills.
“Look at history,” Smith said. “Democrats couldn't even do that.”
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