House Speaker Johnson Must Choose Business or Politics in $78 Billion Bill
- Vote close to being scheduled when House returns next week
- Some Republicans worry tax cuts help Biden in election
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House Speaker Mike Johnson is hesitating scheduling a vote for a $78 billion tax deal as he weighs opposition from within his own party, the latest indication of the growing divide between Republicans and the business interests the GOP once unflinchingly championed.
The package of business breaks and an expanded child tax credit is under attack from former Vice President Mike Pence and other conservatives concerned the deal hands President Joe Biden an important election-year victory.