House Speaker Defends Fiscal Bill Amid Republican Dissent
House Speaker Mike Johnson dismissed Republican concerns over the fiscal impact of the newly passed spending bill, asserting it won’t escalate federal expenditures. The defense came during a Fox News appearance where Johnson countered Senator Rand Paul’s critique labeling the bill’s cuts as ’wimpy and anemic.’
Paul’s conditional support hinges on the bill avoiding a $4 trillion debt ceiling increase—a provision Johnson defended as critical. The clash highlights deepening GOP divisions over fiscal policy as the national debt debate intensifies.