Mike Johnson, House Speaker and Trump
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has been praised by Republicans and commentators for his role in passing Donald Trump's budget bill. The more than 1,000-page bill, which Trump dubbed his "big, beautiful bill,
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Raw Story on MSNMike Johnson meeting left GOP senators with 'a mix of fear and bewilderment': reportAn appearance by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) at a meeting with Republican senators reportedly did little to sway some naysayers who have no interest in passing the latest budget bill once in makes its way to the Senate floor.
The speaker spent months keeping flare-ups from growing into a conflagration even Donald Trump couldn’t extinguish.
One provision strips all Medicaid and CHIP funding for gender-affirming care, including puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries, for trans people of any age. Another provision bans coverage for these services under the Affordable Care Act by excluding them from the definition of "essential health benefits."
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AlterNet on MSN'Victory': Mike Johnson celebrates 'bonanza for billionaires'Speaker Mike Johnson is declaring “victory” after House Republicans pushed President Donald Trump’s massive tax cuts bill through committee in a late Sunday night vote, in what one Democrat called a “bonanza for billionaires.
House Speaker Mike Johnson teased plans to bump up the timeline for implementing work requirements on Medicaid to help win over support from fiscal hawks on the “One Big Beautiful Bill” that got shot down in committee on Friday.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is hoping for a floor-wide vote by Wednesday or Thursday, but there are many "unsolved issues" left to discuss on the "big, beautiful bill."
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Raw Story on MSN'Considerable changes': Mike Johnson's budget victory lap rained on by skeptical senatorsHouse Republican Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) took a victory lap in a speech Thursday in which he cheered President Donald Trump for his leadership. Meanwhile, the bill he's so excited about still must pass the Senate — and things aren't looking good.
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The House approved legislation Thursday that would cut Medicaid spending by nearly $800 billion over the next 10 years, revising President Donald Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill” in the final hour to move up the start date for Medicaid work requirements and prohibit Medicaid for gender-affirming care.