Erin Houchin

Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing House Republicans to finalize a budget resolution by Thursday to advance a reconciliation package aimed at bypassing Senate filibuster rules. The proposed $87 billion plan includes defense and agriculture funding and elements of the SAVE America Act, but faces pushback from GOP members seeking more details and assurances about funding offsets. Johnson lacks current support for the measure, and internal party tensions are rising as leaders work to narrow the scope of 'Reconciliation 3.0'.

House Republicans struggle to advance 'Reconciliation 3.0' as fiscal hawks demand full annual funding for any budget resolution. Key figures like Rep. Chip Roy and Rep. Erin Houchin oppose measures without year-by-year cost coverage, jeopardizing deadlines for a July 4 budget resolution and August recess reconciliation bill passage. Speaker Mike Johnson remains optimistic about including a REAL ID grant program in the package.

Lawmakers from both parties are pushing to expand access to clinical trials, citing artificial intelligence as a potential tool to reach underrepresented communities. The Clinical Trial Modernization Act is a bipartisan effort aiming to address clinical trial accessibility. This act is co-sponsored by Reps. Raul Ruiz and Erin Houchin.