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Trump allies and Senate GOP leadership want to work on two filibuster-proof reconciliation bills to get Trump an early victory on border security. Johnson said in a Fox News interview that “there probably will be” at least two packages.
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December 11, 2024

The Johnson reconciliation squeeze

Speaker Mike Johnson is already caught between a rock and a hard place on how to bring home a win on President-elect Donald Trump’s legislative priorities next year.

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