House Speaker Mike Johnson has slammed House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries over the Democrat’s speech delaying a vote on President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful” spending bill. Johnson said Republicans are eager to pass Trump’s bill in the lower chamber but must wait for Jeffries to finish his speech,

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, has been shepherding the process of getting Trump's flagship legislation across the finish line. Following a vote-before-the-vote around 3 a.m. Eastern Time, Johnson told reporters he expected final passage around 8 or 8:30 a.m.