Trump helped Speaker Mike Johnson pressure GOP holdouts into flipping their no votes to allow the measure to go forward in time to meet the president's self-imposed July Fourth deadline.
The House is now voting on Trump's megabill. It is expected to pass.
Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday urged his colleagues to vote in favor of the bill, saying it is the "most important vote of this Congress, and I think this may be the most important vote that any of us take in our entire lifetime, and everybody better remember it however you vote today, my friends, the President of the United States is waiting with his pen."
Jul 03, 2025, 2:04 PM EDT
Johnson derides Jeffries' speech as 'performance,' says GOP delivers 'results'
"It makes no difference whether our colleagues only across the chamber speak for 25 minutes or 25 hours," House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Thursday. "They can't change the truth. And today, today was about performance for some of them but today for us is about results. It's results that improve the lives of Americans, regardless of their race, religion, color or creed. It does not matter.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives in Washington, July 3, 2025.
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"I tell you what Ronald Reagan used to remind us: you can always trust the American people, and we do trust the American people, and they can discern the difference," he continued. "What they saw on display here today is that Democrats deliver performances and Republicans deliver results."
Jul 03, 2025, 1:57 PM EDT
Johnson says spending bill fulfills Trump's promises, makes America 'more prosperous'
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday pushed back on the comments made by House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries as he touted the bill that will fund much of President Trump's agenda.
"In just a few moments, we will remind the world why the American experiment still endures today and why its best days are still ahead of us," he said. "Mr. Speaker with one big, beautiful bill, we are going to make this country stronger, safer and more prosperous than ever before, and every American is going to benefit from that."
The headline today will be the one, big beautiful bill passes the Congress. OK?" Johnson said.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives in Washington, July 3, 2025.
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Johnson claimed working Americans have "stopped trusting" Democrats and are instead looking to the Republican Party to provide relief.
"This big, beautiful bill fulfills all the promises in the America First agenda," he said. "It is the people's bill, it is made for and shaped by the most diverse coalition of American voters in American history."
Jul 03, 2025, 1:46 PM EDT
House Speaker Mike Johnson takes the podium ahead of final vote
Rep. Jason Smith, a Missouri Republican, stood to speak after House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
"What we just heard can be defined in one word: a bunch of hogwash," Smith said.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is now speaking, saying he will be briefer than his Democratic colleague.
"Ronald Reagan said one time that no speech should be longer than 20 minutes. And unlike the Democrat leader, I'm going to honor my colleagues time and be a little more brief than that," Johnson said.
