House Speaker Mike Johnson says his Democratic colleagues are "flailing." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
"We were going to do a budget committee markup next week. We might push it a little bit further because the details really matter. Remember that I have the smallest margin in history, about a two vote margin currently. So I've got to make sure everyone agrees before we bring the project forward, that final product, and we've got a few more boxes to check, but we're getting very, very close," he continued.
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The budget bill process has not been without its share of in-fighting, however. Republican spending hawks are pushing leaders to include at least $2.5 trillion in spending cuts in the massive legislative package.
Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. (Getty Images)
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Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and Ralph Norman, R-S.C., two conservative members of the House Budget Committee, both told reporters they wanted to see the baseline for spending cuts set at roughly $2.5 trillion.
Fox News' Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
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