They caved. The holdouts in the House are finally doing what they should’ve done hours ago: vote to advance President Trump’s reconciliation bill. Speaker Mike Johnson announced around 2 a.m. EST that all the holdouts, of which eight were outstanding, will vote to advance the bill, plus at least one defection from the agita crew that led to this night being unnecessarily complicated. The point is, we have the votes:
The drama over this legislation was ridiculous, and every Republican who harangued about deficit spending can shut up—just shut up.
This was a bill to extend tax cuts, kick illegals off Medicaid, and secure our border. It’s an immigration bill if you want to make another argument for it. And we had five clowns, Reps. Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Keith Self (R-TX) try to deliver a body blow to Trump.
Fitzpatrick was a ‘no’ over Ukraine war funding—I’m not kidding. He voted no and ran away like a scared wombat.
Also, it helps when the president starts making calls, too.
Anyway, nice work, Speaker Johnson. You filled in the gaps in the line and held it steady.
