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Republicans May Not Even Be Able to Move Reconciliation Out of Committee on Time

There are major unresolved issues with the reconciliation bill, casting doubt that Republicans can even advance the legislation out of the Budget Committee on Friday.

Jodey Arrington
Rep. Jodey Arrington holds a copy of the Ray Dalio book, “How Countries Go Broke,” outside the Capitol Hill Club. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP

By Daniella Diaz, Reese Gorman and Katherine Swartz

May 15, 2025 04:13 PM

Speaker Mike Johnson is working overtime to convince Republican holdouts to get behind the reconciliation bill so the House can meet its self-imposed Memorial Day deadline for passage.

But first, Johnson has to clear a more immediate hurdle: the Budget Committee.

Lawmakers on that panel are supposed to report the legislation out of their committee on Friday, which would then move the bill to Rules and set up a floor vote for as early as next week.