Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Waited for him to be a fan of A proposal to Send Americans stimulans checks with the money saved by the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) and that he believed that financing was better focused on the national debt.
“Well, look, I mean politics, that would be great for us, you know, because that gives everyone a check,” said Johnson during a Q&A session at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Thursday.
“But when you think about our core principles, the right, tax responsibility is what we do as conservatives. That is our brand. And we have one $ 36 trillion federal debt. “
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House speaker Mike Johnson indicated that he was not happy with the stimulation proposal of President Trump. (Getty Images)
Johnson added that there was a “huge shortage” – that is so far more than $ 838 billion for the tax year 2025, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center – with which the US also struggled.
“I think we have to pay the credit card. That’s what I think we should do,” said Johnson.
It comes after President Donald Trump said that he is considering giving back 20% of the savings guided by doe to the American taxpayers during a speech on Wednesday at the Fii Priority Summit in Miami.
Billionaire Elon Musk, who leads Doge, said on X on Tuesday that he would “check with the president” about the proposal after it was first driven by Azoria Investment Firm CEO James Fishback.
Elon Musk wants DOGE $ 2 trillion from the federal budget. (AP/Alex Brandon)
DOGEs explained the goal under Musk is to lower federal expenses by $ 2 trillion.
During his sit-down comments with Newsmax on Thursday, Johnson also warned that Americans could see the “largest tax increase in American history” as Trump’s 2017 Tax cuts and job law (TCJA) was not expanded before the measures proceed at the end of this year.
Congress republicans are currently trying to use their majorities to expand Trump’s tax cuts and give priorities to the defense and the border through a huge account with the help of the budget coordination process.
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Johnson and Republicans will enable Johnson and Republicans to step Democratic leader of the Side-Step House Hakeem Jeffries. (Getty Images)
Under reconciliation, both the Senate and the house operate among simple majorities, so that the party can be allowed to be in power without the help of the opposition. Normally the Senate threshold for Passage is two -thirds.
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“We are going to take a squeaking to the regulatory state, get the bureaucracy back into control – many details, many subcategories below all. But it will be a big, beautiful account. And it must be necessary, because that is the highest chance of us Success.
Extending Trump’s tax cuts alone is expected to cost more than $ 4.5 trillion.
