Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson promised he'll get President Trump's tax and spending bill passed before tomorrow.
The final vote in the House is this morning.
Can the Speaker fulfill his promise to Trump?
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After a nearly day-long stalemate that stretched into the early morning hours,
House Republicans cleared a key...
hurdle for President Trump's massive tax and spending package.
A group of GOP holdouts stalled a procedural vote for a while,
but ultimately enough gave in to move the bill forward.
Now,
Republicans are racing to approve the plan in time to get the bill to President Trump's desk by tomorrow's self-imposed July 4th deadline.