Speaker Johnson: The Spending Bill Is a ‘Once in a Generation Opportunity’ to Do So Much in One Piece of Legislation

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JOHNSON: "Thanks, Jake. Great to be with you. Look, I‘ve been very consistent with our colleagues in the Senate. We‘ve worked hand in glove with them all through this process, remembering that the house began this more than a year ago. It was March of last year when we got our committee chairs together and told them to begin to prepare for this massive reconciliation package. We believed at that time, more than a year ago, that we would win the White House, the Senate in the house and have unified government and have this really once in a generation opportunity to do so much in one piece of legislation. So I met with the Senate Republicans, all my colleagues over there last week on Tuesday at their weekly luncheon. And I, I encourage them, you know, to to do their work, of course, as we all anticipate. But to make as few modifications to this package as possible, because remembering that we‘ve got to pass it one more time to ratify their changes in the house. And I have a very delicate balance here, very delicate equilibrium that we‘ve reached over a long period of time. And it‘s best not to meddle with it too much."