President Donald Trump reiterated his demand that Congress pass Republicans’ agenda-defining megabill before July 4th, despite softening on that deadline as recently as Tuesday morning.
Trump urged House Republicans in a social media post on Tuesday afternoon to quickly pass the Senate-approved version of the sweeping domestic policy bill so he can sign before the holiday on Friday.
“We are on schedule — Let’s keep it going, and be done before you and your family go on a July 4thvacation,” Trump wrote.
Trump also called on House GOP leadership to ignore the “grandstanders” and unite the caucus, even as a pair of Republicans on the House Rules Committee have lambasted the Senate version of the bill, jeopardizing leadership’s ability to bring the bill to a floor vote quickly.
“To my GOP friends in the House: Stay UNITED, have fun, and Vote “YAY.” GOD BLESS YOU ALL!,” Trump wrote.
Prior to the Senate narrowly passing the bill on Tuesday, Trump told reporters he believed it would be “very hard” to get the bill passed in both chambers before July 4th.
