“No matter what we give, it’s never enough,” he said. “We’ve already given… I believe the number is 50,000 pages.”
Despite his reluctance, the House is expected to vote Tuesday after 218 lawmakers signed a discharge petition forcing Speaker Mike Johnson to put it on the schedule. Signatories included all 214 House Democrats along with Republicans Thomas Massie, Nancy Mace, Lauren Boebert, and Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Trump and senior advisers had previously lobbied aggressively to prevent that vote.
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Senate Resistance and Trump’s Sudden Shift
For the bill to reach Trump’s desk, it must still pass the Senate. Majority Whip John Barrasso has warned that some Republican senators may resist the measure.
Yet once it became clear the House would approve the bill with bipartisan support, Trump abruptly changed course. On Truth Social, he urged Republicans to vote yes:
