House Speaker Mike Johnson, backed by the White House, is preparing to push the GOP’s domestic-policy megabill through the House on Wednesday, despite strong resistance from conservative hard-liners. Johnson and his leadership team are under pressure to expedite the vote, but several top representatives — including Rep. Andy Harris and Rep. Chip Roy — continue to push for further concessions on key issues such as Medicaid reforms and the phase-out of Inflation Reduction Act tax credits. The situation remains highly volatile as both sides attempt to reach a compromise before a looming deadline.
Senior Republicans involved in the negotiations, speaking on condition of anonymity, described the growing frustrations among the hard-right contingent over a key tax deduction proposal that blue-state Republicans favor, as well as a perceived retreat from previous concessions. Harris, who leads the House Freedom Caucus, stated that the holdouts had supposedly accepted the White House’s offer last night, which involved a revised plan to speed up Medicaid work requirements and the phase-out of Inflation Reduction Act tax credits. However, he argued that the proposed changes were still