House Speaker Mike Johnson is privately pushing a major legislative push centered on Pentagon funding, cutting government fraud, and a new grant program to promote elections overhaul. The bill, dubbed Trump’s agenda 3.0, is an eleventh-hour attempt to unite the party’s warring factions after months of chaos.
Johnson’s Plan
Johnson announced the basic tenets of his plans in a post on X, minutes before briefing his own leadership team in a weekly huddle. He declared the bill would include the nation’s most immediate priorities, with details coming later in the week.
Some of his members were shocked, and they were eager to hear more about what would be in the bill. Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas, a senior spending leader, said, ‘We’ll see how it progresses, but I’m skeptical right now. How do we pay for all this stuff?’
Challenges Ahead
There’s plenty of skepticism in the GOP’s ranks, with many members recalling the difficulty of passing the first two agenda bills. Johnson’s counterpart, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, did not endorse the effort when asked about the speaker’s plans.
Time is running out, but Johnson and GOP leaders are eager to get their conference in line. Already, Johnson appeared to reach a critical truce with one of his most high-profile defectors, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida.
Original reporting: KRDO (Colorado Springs metro) — read the source article.
