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Trump throws Mike Johnson a lifeline on the SAVE Act
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) emerged from a White House meeting Thursday with two much-needed wins:
Key facts
- Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) emerged from a White House meeting Thursday with two much-needed wins
- The SAVE America Act has consumed the House GOP, with some Republicans frustrated that a bill they've already passed three times is now paralyzing their agenda
- Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) told reporters Thursday she isn't promising to support next week's rule if leadership blocks her effort to attach SAVE to the annual defense bill
- I think it's a shame that it got canceled yesterday," Rep
Summary
President Trump publicly urged House Republicans to stop tanking procedural votes, which could help unstick the House floor. Johnson officially transmitted the bipartisan housing bill to the White House, a sign of confidence that it's on track to become law after Trump had refused to sign it a day earlier. The SAVE America Act has consumed the House GOP, with some Republicans frustrated that a bill they've already passed three times is now paralyzing their agenda. Johnson was forced to scrap votes and end the House's workweek early after conservatives made clear they would tank rule votes on the floor over the Senate's failure to act on SAVE.