Catie Edmondson

Over 10 years, right? Over 10. $880 billion over 10 years.

Over 10 years, right? Over 10. $880 billion over 10 years.

So this was yet again another vote on the House floor where we really didn't know if Speaker Johnson had the support necessary to push this legislation through. He's working with extraordinarily thin margins. We saw Democratic leaders actually bring back a number of their lawmakers who have been ill, who have not been at the Capitol,

So this was yet again another vote on the House floor where we really didn't know if Speaker Johnson had the support necessary to push this legislation through. He's working with extraordinarily thin margins. We saw Democratic leaders actually bring back a number of their lawmakers who have been ill, who have not been at the Capitol,

Yes, a month ago had a baby come back to the Capitol for this vote, trying to ratchet up the pressure. Speaker Johnson, as he walked out onto the House floor, said, I have the votes. Meanwhile, I was texting with a Republican who had said they were going to oppose the resolution because it added to the deficit.

Yes, a month ago had a baby come back to the Capitol for this vote, trying to ratchet up the pressure. Speaker Johnson, as he walked out onto the House floor, said, I have the votes. Meanwhile, I was texting with a Republican who had said they were going to oppose the resolution because it added to the deficit.

And they said, by my count, there's three of us who are going to oppose it, which would doom it. And it turns out they both were kind of right. Speaker Johnson was able to push this resolution across the finish line in the end, but it took about an hour. We saw him and some of his deputies really working over about three, four Republican lawmakers.

And they said, by my count, there's three of us who are going to oppose it, which would doom it. And it turns out they both were kind of right. Speaker Johnson was able to push this resolution across the finish line in the end, but it took about an hour. We saw him and some of his deputies really working over about three, four Republican lawmakers.

These were all ultra-conservative lawmakers who said they didn't want to vote for this resolution because it would add to the deficit. It looked for a while like Johnson was not going to be able to get them to flip. But then something sort of notable happened, which is that the Republican leadership spirited some of these defectors off the House floor.

These were all ultra-conservative lawmakers who said they didn't want to vote for this resolution because it would add to the deficit. It looked for a while like Johnson was not going to be able to get them to flip. But then something sort of notable happened, which is that the Republican leadership spirited some of these defectors off the House floor.

And when that happened, I thought I have seen this movie before because that is what happened when Johnson was reelected back in January. They took the defectors off the floor and they got a call from President Trump.

And when that happened, I thought I have seen this movie before because that is what happened when Johnson was reelected back in January. They took the defectors off the floor and they got a call from President Trump.

Right. And it passes 217 to 215 with just one Republican voting against.

Right. And it passes 217 to 215 with just one Republican voting against.

So what House Republicans have given themselves is they've said we are going to cut taxes by four point five trillion dollars and then we are going to cut spending by two trillion dollars. So essentially you are looking at a piece of legislation here that is going to add to the deficit by two point five trillion dollars. And for a lot of lawmakers, that's a big number.

So what House Republicans have given themselves is they've said we are going to cut taxes by four point five trillion dollars and then we are going to cut spending by two trillion dollars. So essentially you are looking at a piece of legislation here that is going to add to the deficit by two point five trillion dollars. And for a lot of lawmakers, that's a big number.

Can I just add as well, in 2018, Democrats were able to coalesce around a message that was focused on the attempted repeal and replace of the Affordable Care Act, right? And that was an incredibly salient issue. And we saw in 2018, Democrats take back the House after campaigning pretty narrowly on that issue.

Can I just add as well, in 2018, Democrats were able to coalesce around a message that was focused on the attempted repeal and replace of the Affordable Care Act, right? And that was an incredibly salient issue. And we saw in 2018, Democrats take back the House after campaigning pretty narrowly on that issue.

And a lot of Democrats that I've spoken to in the past few days think that they have a real opening to use that playbook again, If they happen. If they happen. And there's a real excitement and I think energy around that message that, as Zolan pointed out, we haven't seen from Democrats in quite some time.

And a lot of Democrats that I've spoken to in the past few days think that they have a real opening to use that playbook again, If they happen. If they happen. And there's a real excitement and I think energy around that message that, as Zolan pointed out, we haven't seen from Democrats in quite some time.