House Republicans on Thursday adopted the Senate’s framework that will be used to enact key parts of President Trump’s legislative agenda, getting the blueprint over the finish line after a last-minute scramble to win over conservatives who had spent days railing against the measure.
The largely party line 216-214 vote marks a big win for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who has pushed an aggressive timeline to advance Trump’s domestic policy priorities, and the president, who endorsed the legislation and lobbied those on the right flank to get on board.
“It was a good day in the House,” Johnson told reporters after the vote. “I told you not to doubt us. The media always does. The Democrats always do. But we get the job done, and we’re really grateful to have had the big victory on the floor just now.”
The bigger job, however, is far from done.
Republicans are still deeply divided over key aspects of Trump's legislative agenda, including how much to cut from the federal budget to fund the extension of the 2017 tax-cut bill.
GOP lawmakers are also still squabbling over tax provisions that divide the party, such as raising the state and local tax deduction cap and revoking clean energy credits passed through former President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act.
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