众议院议长·迈克·约翰逊周日表示，共和党人仍“有望”在“本周末”前通过“一个美丽的大法案”，此前一些共和党强硬派和温和派的反对使该措施在周五无法推进。
“这是一件大事。我们不能失败，我们将为美国人民完成它，”约翰逊告诉“福克斯新闻频道周日”
议长发表上述言论之际，众议院预算委员会计划于周日晚上10点重新召开会议，投票推动包含唐纳德·特朗普总统议程的法案，这是在阵亡将士纪念日最后期限前，在本周晚些时候将该方案提交众议院表决的必要一步。
约翰逊说，如果预算委员会批准该方案，规则委员会将在周中举行会议，并在本周末进行投票。
该法案的关键部分旨在通过削减其他方面的支出来提供主要的税收减免，包括削减数千亿美元的医疗补助。
一群预算委员会的强硬派周五投票阻止该方案向前推进-部分是因为对医疗补助工作要求的开始日期的担忧-无视特朗普和共和党领导人。根据目前的立法，医疗补助要求将于2029年生效。然而，保守派正在推动要求更早开始，最早在2027年。
“有些州已经——这需要一些时间。在这个过程中，我们学会了改变他们的系统，并确保我们为消除欺诈、浪费和滥用而提出的这些严格要求能够真正得到实施。因此，我们正在与他们(强硬派)合作，以确保最早可能的日期是将实际有用的东西纳入法律。我认为我们必须在这一点上妥协。我想我们会解决的，”约翰逊声称。
元老院呢?
约翰逊说，两院一直在“密切协调”工作，并希望参议院不会改变众议院的法案。
他说:“我们送到那里的方案将是一个经过仔细谈判和微妙平衡的方案，我们希望他们(参议院)不要对它做太多修改，因为这将确保它很快获得通过。”。
约翰逊补充说，国会必须在7月4日之前通过一揽子计划，特别是考虑到7月中旬是解决债务上限以避免违约的“最后期限”。
“我们必须完成这项工作，并在独立日的大型庆典前送到总统的办公桌上。我相信我们能做到，”他补充道。
对穆迪下调债务评级的反应
周五，穆迪评级公司将美国政府的评级从黄金标准的Aaa下调至Aa1，理由是其未能阻止债务的上升趋势。
穆迪是三大评级机构中最后一个降低联邦政府信用的机构。标准标普在2011年降级，惠誉评级在2023年紧随其后。
“穆迪没有错，但这就是为什么它强调了我们正在谈论的立法的必要性，即历史性的支出削减。我的意思是，这将有助于改变美国经济的轨迹，并向我们的盟友甚至是我们在世界各地的敌人发出稳定的信息，”约翰逊说。特朗普总统的“一个大而美丽的法案”将获得通过，这将是扭转局面的关键。我们必须做到这一点，这只是显示了我们为什么要这样做的紧迫性。”
Johnson says House GOP ‘on track’ to pass Trump agenda bill after Friday failure
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that Republicans are still “on track” to pass the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” by the “end of the week,” after opposition from some GOP hard-liners and moderates kept the measure from advancing on Friday.
“This is a big thing. We cannot fail, and we'll get it done for the American people,” Johnson told “Fox News Sunday.”
The speaker’s comments come as the House Budget Committee plans to reconvene at 10 p.m. Sunday to vote to advance the bill encompassing President Donald Trump’s agenda -- a necessary step toward putting the package on the House floor for a vote later this week before the Memorial Day deadline.
If the Budget Committee clears the package, Johnson said the Rules Committee will hold its meeting midweek, teeing up a vote on the floor by the end of the week.
Key components of the bill look to provide major tax breaks by cutting spending elsewhere, including hundreds of billions in cuts to Medicaid.
A group of Budget Committee hard-liners on Friday voted to block the package from moving forward -- partly over concerns with a starting date for Medicaid work requirements -- defying Trump and Republican leaders. As the legislation is currently written, Medicaid requirements take effect in 2029. However, conservatives are pushing for the requirements to start much earlier, as soon as 2027.
“Some of the states have -- it takes them some time. We've learned in this process to change their systems and to make sure that these stringent requirements that we will put on that to eliminate fraud, waste and abuse, can actually be implemented. So, we're working with them [hardliners] to make sure what the earliest possible date is to put into law something that will actually be useful. I think we've got to compromise on that. I think we'll work it out,” Johnson claimed.
What about the Senate?
Johnson said both chambers have been working in “close coordination” and hopes the Senate won’t alter the House bill.
“The package that we send over there will be one that was very carefully negotiated and delicately balanced, and we hope that they [Senate] don't make many modifications to it, because that will ensure its passage quickly,” he said.
Johnson added that Congress must pass the package by July 4, especially given the mid-July “deadline” to address the debt limit to avoid a default.
“We've got to get this done and get it to the president's desk by that big celebration on Independence Day. And I'm convinced that we can,” he added.
Reaction to Moody’s downgrade over debt
On Friday, Moody's Ratings downgraded the U.S. government from a gold-standard Aaa to Aa1 rating, citing its failure to stop a rising tide of debt.
Moody's is the last of the three major rating agencies to lower the federal government's credit. Standard& Poor's downgraded in 2011 and Fitch Ratings followed in 2023.
“Moody's is not incorrect, but that's why that emphasizes the very need for the legislation we're talking about, historic spending cuts. I mean, this will help to change the trajectory for the U.S. economy and send that message of stability to our allies and even our enemies around the world," Johnson said. "President Trump's “one big, beautiful bill” will be passed, and that will be the key to turning this thing around. We have to get this done, and it just shows more of the urgency of why we're doing exactly what we're doing with the legislation."
