Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said on Sunday that he wants the House to pass one hefty budget reconciliation bill to realize President-elect Donald Trump‘s policy agenda during the early months of his second term, dealing with a broad range of issues such as border security, tax cut extensions, the U.S. economy, and energy.
In an interview on “Sunday Morning Futures,” Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo noted that new Senate Budget Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has been pushing for splitting the legislation into two reconciliation bills and asked Johnson what Trump prefers.
“Yes, he and I have talked about this quite a bit, as you might imagine, over the last few months, determining the pros and cons of the two different strategies,” Johnson said. “I respect Lindsey Graham and all my friends who kind of preferred a…
