The ambitious deadline set by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to pass the “one big, beautiful” reconciliation bill by Memorial Day is up against the reality that House Republicans haven’t locked in the votes.

President Donald Trump, who has already bashed “grandstanders” holding up the bill, will head to Capitol Hill on Tuesday morning to speak at the House Republicans’ weekly conference meeting, a sign that leadership is putting pressure on holdouts. After meeting with the whole conference, the White House staff is reportedly holding meetings with holdouts on Capitol Hill. 

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