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Posted on 02/25/2025 1:26:04 PM PST by gwjack
House Democratic absences on Tuesday could help GOP leaders move their massive budget blueprint through the lower chamber.
With just a hairline majority, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has raced for weeks to unite a divided GOP behind the budget package, which would advance the largest pieces of President Trump’s domestic agenda. If all House lawmakers are present and all Democrats vote against, he could afford only one GOP defection and still pass the bill, which is scheduled for a vote Tuesday at 6 p.m. EST.
But in the first vote series Tuesday afternoon, four Democrats were absent from the chamber. If that number holds — and Republicans have full participation — Johnson’s cushion would jump from one allowable defection to three.
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High drama at 6:30 EST (approx.).
Gwjack
Can you please lock this thread? Another was posted. Sorry.
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