House Speaker Mike Johnson said he plans to keep the rule vote “open as long as it takes” to advance President Donald Trump’s massive tax and policy bill.
“I'll keep it open as long as it takes to make sure we've got everybody here and accounted for and all the questions answered,” Johnson said during a phone interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity.
"I made that commitment to my members. You know, we're in an era of Congress where we have small margins, small majorities, and that makes it, by necessity, a bottom-up institution.”
The rule vote has been open for nearly 2 hours.
GOP leaders have been huddling with the holdouts to try and flip their votes.
Johnson said Trump has been “deeply involved” in the megabill negotiations.
Asked if Trump has spoken directly to members tonight, Johnson said, “He has been.”
“In fact, he called me most recently about an hour ago and said, ‘Who else needs to have a discussion? I’m ready to get on the phone.’ And I said, ‘Mr. President, you’ve done your job, and we’ll do ours here,’” Johnson said.
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The speaker continued to express optimism about getting the bill across the finish line by Independence Day.
“So, we are going to get this job done. Everybody will celebrate together, but the real celebration will be by the American people, because they are going to see the effects of this quickly,” he said.
