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Mike Johnson faces "hell week" as Republicans defy Trump

Axios·Kate Santaliz·about 1 month ago
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House Speaker Mike Johnson is staring down a brutal pre-recess session next week as he tries to cram three high-stakes votes through a fractured conference. Why it matters: Johnson (R-La.) has built a reputation for pulling off the improbable . But his rank-and-file have shown a new willingness to buck President Trump, who the speaker relies on to close tough votes. The House will take up three contentious measures next week: A long-term extension of Section 702 FISA, the farm bill and the Senate-passed budget reconciliation resolution to fund ICE and Border Patrol. "Next week is going to be hell week," Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) told reporters . 🚔 Johnson's biggest headache may be the Senate-passed budget resolution to fund parts of the Department of Homeland Security. 🥊 House Republicans don't buy that the Senate will do a third reconciliation bill, and they're demanding to make reconciliation 2.0 as ambitious as possible. "We don't trust the two step process .…

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