House Republicans Adopt Their Budget After Sending Members Home — And Then Calling Them Back

Speaker Mike Johnson snatched a memorable victory from the jaws of a humiliating defeat.

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Speaker Mike Johnson. J. Scott Applewhite/AP

In the end, House Republicans just had to do it live.

After holding a vote open for 71 minutes before pulling their budget from the floor Tuesday night, Republicans ultimately called members back to the House and narrowly adopted their budget in dramatic fashion.

Moments after the seemingly final vote, GOP leaders — with the apparent help of President Donald Trump — flipped three GOP holdouts who intended to vote no only minutes before. Ultimately, the House agreed to the budget resolution 217-215, with only one Republican in opposition.