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April 10, 2025

House Speaker Johnson Delays Vote on Budget Framework Amid Far-Right Revolt
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House Speaker Mike Johnson delayed a vote Wednesday on a Trump- and
Senate-approved budget framework after he failed to gain sufficient
support from his Republican caucus. House Republicans want to enact $2
trillion in spending cuts to offset tax cuts for the wealthy. Democrats
oppose the budget. This is Massachusetts Congressmember Jim Mc Govern.

Rep. Jim Mc Govern: "It is a budget that will hurt working families. It
is a budget that will especially hurt families who are struggling in
poverty. Republicans have succeeded in putting together a Marie
Antoinette budget, helping the richest of the rich while hurting the
poorest of the poor. 'Let them eat cake,' that is the Republican motto.
And I've never seen such cruelty contained in a budget in all my years
here."



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