House Republicans pull Trump agenda blueprint from floor

House GOP leaders pulled their budget resolution from the floor at the last minute Tuesday evening after they were unable to win over a handful of conservative fiscal hawks who threatened to tank the framework for President Trump’s ambitious legislative agenda.

In a stunning scene on the House floor, top Republican lawmakers decided to scrap plans to vote on the measure after lobbying holdouts in the chamber for more than an hour. They kept the previous vote remained open for far longer than anticipated, allowing leaders to speak with those opposed to the measure.

Trump even personally talked to holdouts — who included fiscal hawks skeptical about its effect on deficits and moderates concerned about potential cuts to Medicaid — trying to get their support for the “one big beautiful bill.”

Their effort, however, appears to have failed, an embarrassing development for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and his leadership team as they look to enact Trump’s domestic policy priorities.

It is unclear when leaders will attempt another vote on the legislation, which outlines broad parameters for a package that will include Trump’s tax, border, and energy priorities, as well as cuts elsewhere to offset the cost of those, and a $4 trillion debt limit increase.

The clock is ticking, with Johnson saying for weeks he wants to adopt a budget resolution by the end of this month in order to get a final bill to Trump’s desk by the end of May.