Can Speaker Johnson Win a Budget Framework Today and Calm the Markets?

The Speaker tells the Sun that the president’s conversations with members are yielding some results, but it appeared Tuesday that there are enough lawmakers prepared to kill the bill if it comes up for a vote today.

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Speaker Johnson on the Capitol. AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson

Speaker Johnson will face the Herculean task on Wednesday of trying to get the Trump-backed budget framework through the House despite objections from dozens of deficit hawks in his own conference. With Secretary Bessent on the Hill trying to manage fears about tariffs, the speaker is hoping the president could help him get the budget over the finish line to assure the markets that tax cuts are coming. 

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