United States House Speaker Mike Johnson is navigating internal Republican tensions as he attempts to push through a significant budget resolution supporting President Donald Trump's domestic agenda. Initially optimistic, Johnson delayed the House vote after realizing there wasn’t enough GOP support to move forward.

Key Republicans, including Representatives Eric Burlison and Chip Roy, openly opposed the Senate’s version of the bill. Burlison maintained his vote against the proposal, warning it would fail if brought to the floor. Roy criticized the unrealistic claims surrounding the bill’s financial projections, stating, “Stop lying to the American people that you can just magically put something on a board and say, 'Oh, it all pays for itself.' It doesn’t.”

The crux of the division lay in the scope of spending cuts. The Senate's resolution proposed only $4 billion in reductions, far short of the $1.5 trillion the House had called for. Despite this, Johnson expressed hope that the party could unite, emphasizing the constructive nature of ongoing discussions and stating his goal was for all members to be “not just comfortable with, but happy about the final product.”

On Thursday, Johnson announced that he believed Republicans had gathered enough support to pass the bill, with the vote expected at 10:20 a.m. ET. The resolution, if passed, will significantly increase government spending over the next decade, projecting a budget deficit of $6.9 trillion. It also includes sweeping tax cuts and higher funding for military operations, border control, and social security, while aiming for $1.5 trillion in cuts elsewhere.

Johnson acknowledged that President Trump had offered to call dissenting GOP members to consolidate support, though Johnson hoped such action wouldn’t be necessary. As the GOP walks a tightrope of fiscal responsibility and party unity, the outcome of the vote could shape the trajectory of Trump’s policy goals moving forward.