Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), chair of the Home Republican Coverage Committee, on Sunday defended Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for the delay in unveiling a funds decision.
In an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” with Chris Stirewalt, Hern mentioned Johnson’s activity is very tough, noting the GOP can lose just about no votes within the Home, however mentioned he’s optimistic that the convention will be capable of transfer ahead with a decision this week.
“When you have the smallest margin in the last 150 years in Congress, we can’t lose a single vote. You think about that for a second, when you have, you know, the people that represent all corners of the country, Speaker Johnson has been working very hard through the weekend to get us where we can notice a budget markup this week so we can move forward with one big, beautiful bill, as President Trump would like,” Hern advised Stirewalt.
Johnson, members of his management workforce and an ideological cross-section of lawmakers huddled for hours on Thursday with President Trump and Vice President Vance to debate a framework for advancing the president’s legislative want record. These embody border funding, immigration coverage and an extension of the 2017 tax cuts.
The marathon assembly got here days after Johnson was pressured to scrap plans to mark up an preliminary funds decision amid a conservative revolt over the extent of spending cuts. The deadlock within the Home led high Senate Republicans to announce they’d transfer their effort to enact Trump’s agenda, threatening to steamroll the Home.
Johnson reported “very positive developments” after the White Home assembly Thursday and sought to push again on the Senate GOP plans, insisting Home Republicans have been nearing the end line — despite the fact that a number of thorny points remained.
Hern echoed that sentiment within the Sunday interview.
“We know how difficult it’s going to be. We understand what the Senate is trying to do, in doing two bills so they move quickly. I believe we’re going to get the budget resolution done so we can start working on the policy,” Hern added.
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