House GOP holdouts back down and give Trump budget resolution win

Published April 10, 2025 11:14am ET



House Republicans finally heeded advice from President Donald Trump to “close your eyes” and vote for a GOP budget resolution despite several deficit hawks criticizing the lack of spending cuts in the bill in the minutes leading up to its passage.

All but two Republicans voted Thursday morning to pass the budget resolution, 216 to 214, in a big turnaround win for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Trump. The victory was not certain as deficit hawks met with leadership late into Wednesday night. They were concerned the bill to kick off Trump’s tax, border, and energy agenda would drive up the national debt.

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