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House Freedom Caucus Calls for 2-Step Reconciliation Plan

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has called for passing the GOP’s agenda through one big reconciliation bill as President-elect Donald Trump prefers.
House Freedom Caucus Calls for 2-Step Reconciliation Plan
The chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.), speaks during an interview with The Epoch Times at his office on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 20, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Jackson Richman
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WASHINGTON—The House Freedom Caucus has called for a two-step approach to pass President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda through reconciliation, setting up a possible fight with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).

Johnson has called for passing the GOP’s agenda through one big reconciliation bill as Trump prefers, though the president-elect said he would not mind if the job gets done through two reconciliation bills.
Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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