Canceled flights could affect House vote on megabill, Johnson says
Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he is unsure if the House will have full attendance on Wednesday -- the earliest day the chamber would vote on the Trump policy bill -- due to the weather and members’ flights being canceled.
“We’re monitoring the weather closely,” he said. “We have to figure that out.”
Johnson said there are “a lot of delays” in lawmakers returning, adding, “so that’s part of the problem.”

The speaker needs all the votes he can get considering his razor-thin majority, so attendance issues could play a huge role in getting the bill across the finish line. The House is slated to convene Wednesday morning at 9 a.m for legislative business. Consideration of HR 1 will then occur, but there are several procedural hurdles Republicans must overcome to vote on final passage.
Ground stops and ground delays were in place Tuesday evening from Charlotte to Boston and in Las Vegas and Denver because of storms. As of 6 p.m. ET, 1,257 flights have been cancelled nationwide. Washington’s Reagan National, New York’s LaGuardia and DCA, LGA and Newark Liberty were the hardest hit.
-ABC News’ Lauren Peller and Sam Sweeney







