Mike Johnson Tried to Appease Moderates on Medicaid. Conservatives Are Pushing Back.

Speaker Mike Johnson continues to face problems from different corners of the House GOP conference. And every decision he makes to please one corner upsets another.

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Speaker Mike Johnson joined by Rep. Abraham Hamadeh praises President Donald Trump at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Speaker Mike Johnson thought this was the week when Republicans would come to some major decisions about the reconciliation bill.

Instead, it’s becoming another week of denial and disagreement.

On Tuesday, Johnson moved to appease the centrist wing of the House Republican conference. On Wednesday, the blowback was swift.