Jeffries speaks against GOP bill during floor debate
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., is expected to speak for roughly an hour on the floor against the Republicans’ bill.
Johnson expects House to pass Trump agenda bill this morning
Speaker Johnson Mike Johnson, R-La., said he expected the House will on the GOP’s domestic policy package “around 8-8:30 this morning,” if not sooner.
Asked how he was able to win over the Republican holdouts, Johnson told reporters, “There was just a lot of patience and listening to everyone’s concerns and making sure that their, their concerns were addressed.”
Johnson said he’s talked to Trump “multiple times today, tonight, this morning.”
“I mean, he was up engaged as late as 1 am. He may still be up for all I know. He doesn’t really sleep a lot,” he said.
When asked about the self-imposed July 4 deadline for passage and whether Johnson was disappointed to again be sorting out legislation overnight, he said: “I’m not disappointed. I mean, again, this is part of the process. It’s, when you’re doing a big, comprehensive piece of legislation, you’re going to expect a lot of, a lot of extra time, a lot of questions and a lot of deliberation over it. We factored that in, but we’re still going to meet the deadline.”
House advances Trump agenda bill, setting up final passage
The House advance the Trump agenda bill on a 219-213 vote after most of the Republican holdouts flipped their votes to support the rule.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., was the only Republican to vote with all Democrats against the procedural motion.
The House is now debating the bill and will soon vote on final passage.
House procedural vote stretches past three hours
The House has now held the rule vote open for more than three hours.
And Trump is continuing to express his displeasure with the GOP holdouts on Truth Social: “FOR REPUBLICANS, THIS SHOULD BE AN EASY YES VOTE. RIDICULOUS!!!”
Trump to GOP holdouts: ‘What are you trying to prove?’
With the House rule vote to advance the GOP’s domestic policy bill nearing the three-hour mark, Trump took to Truth Social to pressure the party’s holdouts.
“What are the Republicans waiting for??? What are you trying to prove??? MAGA IS NOT HAPPY, AND IT’S COSTING YOU VOTES!!!” Trump wrote.
Five Republicans have now voted “no” on the procedural vote after Thomas Massie of Kentucky changed his initial vote. Eight Republicans have yet to vote.