Johnson says Iran supplemental funding bill ‘inevitable’ 

DORAL, Fla. – Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Tuesday that a supplemental funding package for the Iran conflict is “inevitable” as the military operation stretches into its second week. “I think the supplemental funding bill for the military is inevitable,” Johnson said during a news conference at the House Republican retreat in Doral. “We…

Cole on paying for the war

House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole doesn’t think Congress should find spending cuts to offset the total cost of the Middle East war and the military spending request lawmakers expect from the administration in the coming days. “I think war is never paid for when you fight it, it’s paid for over time,” the Oklahoma Republican

Speaker Johnson floats using reconciliation to address alleged fraud in blue states

DORAL, Fla. – Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday floated the idea of passing a sweeping spending package aimed at targeting what he described as fraud, waste and abuse in Democratic-led states. Johnson said during a news conference at the House Republican retreat in Doral that he’s been a “champion for reconciliation as one of…