Mike Johnson makes ‘blood oath’ to cut $1.5 trillion in spending — Over 10 years, so just $150 billion in deficit reduction per year. Even if we get these cuts, annual deficit will still be $2 trillion.
Speaker Mike Johnson told Republican holdouts on the party’s crucial budget plan in a private meeting Wednesday night that they could oust him from the speakership if he doesn’t follow through with his fiscal promises, according to three people with direct knowledge of the matter who were granted anonymity to discuss it. Johnson pledged to …
