Crunch Time on Capitol Hill As Speaker Johnson Works Overtime to Rally Support for Reconciliation
House Speaker Mike Johnson is working to rally support for a reconciliation bill that includes $95 billion in supplemental funding for the Iran war and farm aid. The bill also includes $10 billion for grants to states to encourage voter ID and citizenship requirements. The GOP is using the reconciliation process to bypass filibusters and pass the bill with a simple majority.
- ▪The reconciliation bill includes $95 billion in supplemental funding for the Iran war and farm aid.
- ▪The bill also includes $10 billion for grants to states to encourage voter ID and citizenship requirements.
- ▪House Speaker Mike Johnson and White House budget chief Russ Vought are trying to rally House Republicans to support the bill.
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Crunch Time on Capitol Hill As Speaker Johnson Works Overtime to Rally Support for Reconciliation By Bob Hoge | 12:01 PM on July 21, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson GOP lawmakers are working overtime to get their priorities passed, and since they only have razor-thin majorities and face rebels within their own party, they’re forced to turn to “reconciliation,” the expedited budget process created by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
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