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Speaker Johnson: Inclement weather is ‘part of the problem’ for House votes on megabill
WASHINGTON, D.C., JUL 1 – Inclement weather caused 200+ flight cancellations, complicating efforts as GOP opposition threatens the House vote on President Trump's $3.3 trillion megabill, which extends 2017 tax cuts.
- On Wednesday, House Republicans, led by Speaker Mike Johnson, race to hold a vote amid severe storms and GOP resistance threatening the megabill's passage.
- After the Senate's narrow 50–50 vote with Vice President JD Vance's tie-breaker, the House must now approve the Senate's revisions, triggering further review.
- According to FlightAware, Reagan National Airport experienced 139 cancellations, with Dulles and BWI also facing widespread delays, disrupting lawmakers' travel plans.
- At least five lawmakers are driving hundreds of miles due to storm-related flight cancellations, highlighting disruptions threatening the bill's passage.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson can lose only three GOP votes, with the bill adding $3.3 trillion to the deficit and cutting healthcare for 12 million, highlighting the narrow margin and policy stakes.
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Heavy storms, flight delays threaten Republicans’ plans for final budget vote
(The Center Square) – Severe thunderstorms are throwing a wrench in Republican leadership’s goal to pass their “one big, beautiful bill” through the U.S. House of Representatives before the July 4 holiday.
House in panic as reps unable to fly to Washington to vote due to megastorm - The Mirror US
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) warned that the House vote on Trump's megabill might be delayed due to inclement weather, which has sparked travel setbacks for several members of Congress. One representative even arrived in pajamas.
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