House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., overcame several intense disagreements within his conference and utilized President Donald Trump’s bully pulpit to assure the House passed its “one big, beautiful” spending and tax bill despite the GOP holding one of the thinnest majorities in the chamber’s history.

Johnson also dealt with Senate members, who now get their chance to alter the legislation.

House committees labored for months on the bill, which underwent late changes to win over holdouts in the Republican conference. A final flurry of negotiations and a rare overnight session on the House floor enabled Johnson to move a host of Trump’s campaign promises closer to the president’s desk by a 215-214-1 vote.

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