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Swing-district Republicans are questioning Mike Johnson's budget

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House Speaker Mike Johnson has cleared a major hurdle toward unlocking the massive, party-line bill he's pursuing to enact President Donald Trump ’s vast domestic agenda.

The emerging fault lines are many: GOP members in high-tax blue states are concerned that the plan does n’t leave enough room to expand the state and local tax deduction.

Swing-district Republicans fear steep spending cuts Johnson wants across Medicaid , food assistance and other safety-net programs.

Rep. Andy Ogles (R- Tenn. ) said he wanted to pursue alterations to the plan over recess, including securing guarantees about “where the cuts are coming from” in specific committees.

GOP leaders’ decision to include a $4 trillion debt ceiling hike in the budget blueprint is adding a further complication.

Lifting the federal borrowing limit is deeply controversial among Republicans , and several have never voted to do so.