Piece by piece, House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans are assembling President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill.”
House committees have acted fast on their instructions laid out in the budget resolution, slashing or increasing spending to deliver on the agenda that propelled Republicans to victory in the November elections. Nevertheless, the biggest fights, on taxes and major spending cuts, lie ahead.
Seven of the 11 House committees given instructions have passed their portion of the mega-bill out of committee—despite Democrats trying to undermine the reconciliation package via amendments.
The House Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Armed Services committees received instructions to increase spending to deliver on Trump’s promises to secure the southern border and strengthen the American military.
The Judiciary Committee, chaired…
