Johnson tells Republicans Trump wants one big policy bill as party charts course on agenda

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

94% : "It shows the best and quickest approach to deliver for President Trump is one beautiful, big package," Smith told CNN last month.
56% : Describing the conversation with Trump that led him to switch his vote, Self said, "The message was clear.""The message was that he wants what everyone else wants: his agenda to pass," Self said.
55% : As Republicans attempt to lay out a clear strategy for Trump's agenda with his inauguration just weeks away, the promise of one single bill helped Johnson get reelected as speaker Friday, giving an early win to Trump -- who had backed the Louisiana Republican and made calls on his behalf.
52% : While senators argued the strategy of two separate bills would help deliver an early win for Trump -- as a tax overhaul plus border and energy package would take longer -- many on the House side worried about squandering momentum for the rest of Trump's agenda.
49% : A source familiar with this change told CNN it had become clear with the spending bill debacle and a narrow speaker's race that there will be very little room to maneuver two separate bills -- one on the border and energy and one regarding tax policies.
47% : Several House Republicans are concerned Congress might not get a "second bite at the apple," according to multiple people familiar with the discussions, and do not want to leave out tax policy, which was one of Trump's key campaign platforms.
41% : House Speaker Mike Johnson informed Republicans at a closed-door meeting Saturday that Donald Trump favored moving his agenda as one sweeping package, according to sources in attendance -- a key announcement fraught with risk but one that sets the stage for advancing the president-elect's ambitious plans.

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