Speaker Mike Johnson told House Republicans he wants the Budget Committee to mark up a budget resolution by the end of Thursday — the first step toward passing a party-line policy package that can skirt the filibuster in the Senate.
Johnson announced his wishes inside a closed-door House GOP Conference meeting Tuesday morning, according to four people granted anonymity to share his private remarks.
While he doesn’t yet have the votes, he is pushing ahead amid increased pressure from White House officials to make real progress on advancing a reconciliation package as the midterms approach and money for the Iran war runs out.
Johnson and other…
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