House Republicans passed their multi-trillion dollar reconciliation package this morning, a major victory for Speaker Mike Johnson and President Trump, Punchbowl News reports.
The vote was 215-214-1. Every Democrat voted no. Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Warren Davidson (R-OH) were the two Republicans who voted against the legislation. House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris (R-MD) voted present.
Playbook: “This is a huge win for Johnson and of course for Trump, both of whom threw their weight behind this single-bill approach back in January despite concerns the GOP was too fractured to agree on an all-encompassing piece of legislation. Johnson’s tactical gamble — not to mention his challenging Memorial Day deadline — has paid off. It’s another feather in the cap for a speaker who is proving quietly masterful at congressional politics, regularly cajoling and shoe-horning his warring factions into line despite the narrowest of margins.”
“But as with every knife-edge vote like this one… Johnson in the end required the great clunking fist of Trump to help break the deadlock… Trump remains the unchallengeable king of his party, and there was never much doubt they’d eventually fall into line.
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