The Latest: House adopts $95 billion budget proposal to fund Iran war and other Trump priorities
- The House adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal Wednesday, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities over objections from Democrats and a few GOP holdouts in a final push before the midterm elections.
- House Republicans were divided over the plan, with conservatives wary because there are no offsetting budget cuts.
- But Speaker Mike Johnson viewed it as the best chance to usher President Donald Trump’s priorities through a split Congress despite skepticism in the Senate.
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- The House adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal Wednesday, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities over objections from Democrats and a few GOP holdouts in a final push before the midterm elections.
- House Republicans were divided over the plan, with conservatives wary because there are no offsetting budget cuts.
- But Speaker Mike Johnson viewed it as the best chance to usher President Donald Trump’s priorities through a split Congress despite skepticism in the Senate.
Sources: The Independent