Johnson vows to try again after GOP holdouts block action on Trump's budget bill

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Trump told the Republicans, "Close your eyes and get there.
57% : Trump had admonished Republicans during a black-tie fundraising dinner at the National Building Museum earlier in the week.
57% : Johnson said he spoke with Trump for about five minutes while the GOP meeting was taking place.
55% : Getting close," Trump said.
48% : House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York said the Republicans' budget plan is reckless and callous as it proposes slashing budgets to give tax breaks to the wealthy.
47% : WASHINGTON -- After abruptly halting votes, House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed to try again Thursday to approve a Republican budget framework, having worked into the night to satisfy GOP holdouts who refused to advance trillions of dollars in tax breaks without deeper spending cuts.
37% : But House GOP conservatives, including several of those who met personally with Trump at the White House this week, remained concerned that the Senate GOP's blueprint, approved last weekend, does not slash spending to the level they believe is necessary to help prevent soaring deficits.
34% : " Thursday morning, Trump shifted his tone, posting on social media that it's "coming along really well." "Biggest Tax Cuts in USA History!!!
24% : Trump had wanted lawmakers to take the politically difficult issue off the table.
10% : Two Republican senators voted against their package during an overnight weekend session - Maine Sen. Susan Collins objected to steep cuts to Medicaid in the House's framework, while Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul argued the whole package relied on "fishy" math that would add to the debt.

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