House GOP Group Wants to Pump Brakes on Big Spending Cuts
Roll Call
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
"A group of House Republicans raised alarms Wednesday about the minimum $1.5 trillion in spending cuts required by the chamber's budget resolution, as House leadership tries to shore up support for a floor vote on the measure when the chamber returns next week.
Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, co-chair of his party's Congressional Hispanic Conference, led a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., highlighting the damage cuts to programs including Medicaid, Pell Grants and food stamps would have on their constituents and others around the country."