Discussion Thread: US House Budget Negotiations on February 25th, 2025

**News and Analysis:** - AP: [House Speaker Mike Johnson tries to push Trump’s ‘big’ agenda forward, but GOP votes are in jeopardy](https://apnews.com/article/johnson-trump-republicans-budget-vote-tax-cuts-4cb74ca15f6a74a7344355e4507ab9fe) - US News: [A Look at the House Budget Bill – and What’s Delaying it | The plan calls for slashing taxes by up to $4.5 trillion and sets a goal of cutting federal spending by $2 trillion. Here’s what to know about the bill and what’s delaying it.](https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2025-02-24/whats-in-the-house-budget-bill-and-whats-delaying-it#google_vignette) - NPR: [Reconciliation is the key to unlocking Trump's agenda. Here's how it works](https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/g-s1-50474/reconciliation-trump-republicans-congress) - ABC: [Democrats outline playbook to target House Republicans on Medicaid, budget and DOGE](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democrats-outline-playbook-target-house-republicans-medicaid-budget/story?id=119148147) **Where to Watch:** All times US Eastern. - C-SPAN: [House Republican Leaders Hold News Conference](https://www.c-span.org/event/news-conference/house-republican-agenda/431224) (Scheduled to start at 10 a.m.) - C-SPAN: [U.S. House of Representatives | 2025-02-25](https://www.c-span.org/event/us-house-of-representatives/us-house-of-representatives/431208) (Scheduled to start at 10 a.m.) >The House will consider the House Republicans' Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Resolution, their blueprint to pass President Trump's agenda of cutting taxes and increasing border security and defense funding in one reconciliation bill. - C-SPAN: [Progressive Caucus and Advocacy Groups Hold News Conference on GOP Budget Resolution](https://www.c-span.org/event/news-conference/progressive-caucus-and-advocacy-groups-hold-news-conference-on-gop-budget-resolution/431231) (Scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m.) - C-SPAN: [House Democratic Caucus Leaders Hold News Conference](https://www.c-span.org/event/news-conference/house-democratic-agenda/431225) (Scheduled to start at 10:45 a.m.) - C-SPAN: [House Democrats Protest GOP Budget Resolution](https://www.c-span.org/event/news-conference/house-democrats-protest-gop-budget-resolution/431228) (Scheduled to start at 12 p.m.) - C-SPAN: [House Session, Part 1](https://www.c-span.org/event/us-house-of-representatives/us-house-of-representatives/431208) (Scheduled to start at 12 p.m.)