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Speaker Johnson Faces Pressure Over $1 Trillion Spending Bill

5/4/2025

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House Speaker Mike Johnson is in a tight spot as he strives to rally Republicans around a complex spending bill that proposes nearly $1 trillion in new spending. The contentious cuts to Medicaid and food assistance are stirring debate, while delays in committee markups heighten the urgency as the debt ceiling deadline looms, threatening to derail party objectives.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson is in a tight spot as he strives to rally Republicans around a complex spending bill that proposes nearly $1 trillion in new spending. The contentious cuts to Medicaid and food assistance are stirring debate, while delays in committee markups heighten the urgency as the debt ceiling deadline looms, threatening to derail party objectives.