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The Speaker's Troubles

The Speaker's Troubles

He doesn't seem to have the votes for his budget bill, and if he finds them it could be costly.

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Feb 25, 2025
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Speaker Mike Johnson is….oy. Where do I even start? He’s asking his conference to knowingly BTU themselves.

I guess I’ll have to explain that one.

Republicans don’t have much of a legislative agenda, but they do have one big thing they need to do: The old tax cuts from Donald Trump’s first term are set to expire this year, so Congress needs to pass an ext…

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