Speaker Mike Johnson is making plans to craft another major, party-line policy bill — even as some of his own GOP committee chairs don’t think such an undertaking is possible.
Johnson and a group of House Republicans, including Budget Chair Jodey Arrington of Texas, met Wednesday morning on the topic to discuss what priorities could fit into another filibuster-skirting budget reconciliation measure, Johnson told reporters Wednesday afternoon.
The speaker, who has promised hard-liners several times he would lead his conference in pursuit of another megabill after last year’s success, reiterated he is very “bullish” on its prospects. He also said this was a topic of conversation when he spoke Tuesday with Senate Majority Leader John Thune during their regular meeting.
Johnson told reporters that any follow-up legislation to the “big, beautiful bill” of 2025 would be “House-driven,” but he was confident the Senate would take up whatever the House passes.
