Speaker Mike Johnson’s hope of advancing the long-promised GOP megabill by Memorial Day is running headlong into political reality, as Republicans struggle “to unify around some of their most consequential decisions, including how deeply to cut spending and overhaul safety-net programs,” Politico reports.
“GOP leaders pushed back a trio of key votes they were hoping to finish next week. The Energy and Commerce Committee is still grappling with politically toxic proposals to roll back Medicaid spending. The tax-focused Ways and Means Committee is locked in a standoff over a key deduction disproportionately utilized in swing blue-state districts. And the Agriculture Committee is struggling to reach the $230 billion in spending cuts it’s targeting for the country’s largest anti-hunger program amid backlash from centrists.”