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Can The GOP Hold It Together on Reconciliation?

Or is the big beautiful bill DOA?

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Ben Domenech
May 14, 2025
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There’s a nickname for House Speaker Mike Johnson shared among some Hill staffers and observers: “Deacon Mike,” a nod to his quiet Southern Baptist religious demeanor. But it also contains the idea that he is a man elevated beyond his expected station, charged with the monumental task of wrangling an extremely thin Republican House majority when he shou…

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