U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) warns that the Republican agenda for the first 100 days of the 119th Congress “is going to be very aggressive” because, in his words, “We have a lot to fix.”
Johnson’s remarks came during an interview with “Special Report” anchor Bret Baier on Fox News in which Baier questioned the Speaker on his prospects for success with a minimal majority headcount in the House.
The Speaker stated that getting the budget done as early as possible in January was a necessary part of working around the 60 vote threshold in the Senate by doing so through the budget reconciliation process which requires only 51 votes.
Currently the GOP holds only a bare bones majority in the Senate.
Congressional Republicans are determined to immediately start delivering for the American people next Congress.
Together with President Trump, we’ll secure our border, restore America’s energy dominance, prevent the largest tax hike in history, and dismantle the deep state. pic.twitter.com/2uoMrcDsHK— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) December 11, 2024
The Hill reports that Johnson explained that President-elect Donald Trump is coming into the White House “with a big mandate” and that the mandate extends to Republican lawmakers as well. […]
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