{"id":2451608,"date":"2025-06-25T07:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T11:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-leadership-warns-congressional-lawmakers-dont-bother-planning-for-the-weekend\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T07:32:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T11:32:26","slug":"gop-leadership-warns-congressional-lawmakers-dont-bother-planning-for-the-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-leadership-warns-congressional-lawmakers-dont-bother-planning-for-the-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Leadership Warns Congressional Lawmakers: Don&#8217;t Bother Planning for the Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-leadership-warns-congressional-lawmakers-dont-bother-planning-for-the-weekend%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2451608&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republican congressional leaders are urging thier members to remain in Washington, D.C. over the weekend as the Senate prepares to vote on President Donald Trump&#8217;s &#8220;Big, Lovely Bill&#8221; with the goal of passing it before the Fourth of july recess. House Speaker Mike Johnson emphasized the need for flexibility in schedules during a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >closed-door meeting<\/a>, asking lawmakers to notify leadership of any personal commitments. Reports indicate that Senate Majority Leader John Thune is aiming for a Friday vote, but significant changes to the bill in the Senate could necessitate a conference committee to reconcile differences between the chambers, possibly delaying passage beyond the holiday. Republican leaders are focused on achieving a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-sen-mike-braun-plans-to-use-congressional-review-act-to-nullify-biden-vaccine-mandate\/\" title=\"Exclusive: Sen. Mike Braun Plans to Use Congressional Review Act to Nullify Biden Vaccine Mandate\">51-vote majority<\/a> in the Senate, as they work tirelessly to deliver results for their constituents.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Republican congressional leadership told members to stay in D.C. through the weekend as the Senate gears up to vote on President Donald Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;Big, Beautiful Bill&rdquo; before sending it back to the House.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, told fellow House Republicans &ldquo;not to leave town&rdquo; in a closed-door meeting as lawmakers try to get a bill to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-won-monday-hilarious-comment-jd-vance-irans-pitiful-weaponry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> desk before the Fourth of July recess.<\/p>\n<p>Meredith Lee Hill, a reporter with Politico, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/meredithllee\/status\/1937509950600679513\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> on the social media platform X that Johnson told members to &ldquo;keep your schedule flexible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Leadership also asked members to alert them if they have weddings or other events to attend,&rdquo; her post continued. &ldquo;But ultimately, they&rsquo;re in a waiting game as the Senate tries to clear the bill this weekend.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She added, &ldquo;Johnson also implied Republicans may have to go to conference if the Senate makes bigger changes that can&rsquo;t pass the House that could take several more weeks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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in their closed door meeting as GOP leaders race to pass the megabill by July 4<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Keep your schedule flexible&rdquo; he said, re the July 4 recess<\/p>\n<p>Leadership also asked members to alert them if they have weddings or other&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Meredith Lee Hill (@meredithllee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/meredithllee\/status\/1937509950600679513?\">June 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/06\/24\/john-thune-trump-big-beautiful-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Axios said that Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, wants to start voting by this Friday on Trump&rsquo;s bill, which could keep lawmakers through the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>House members have been vocal about certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/big-beautiful-bill-getting-much-worse-senate-thanks-challenges-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate changes<\/a> to the bill and how they&rsquo;ve watered down major provisions.<\/p>\n<p>These differences may force lawmakers to go to conference on the bill, which would see a committee consisting of lawmakers from both chambers banding together to hammer out an agreement.<\/p>\n<p>If the bill does in fact go to conference, it could delay the passage of any legislation beyond the Fourth of July. Either way, the GOP will need a 51-vote majority in the Senate for passage.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think we get on it, and then we will plow through, and we&rsquo;ll get into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-approve-budget-resolution-all-republicans-vote-no\/\" title=\"... Democrats Approve Budget Resolution, All ...s ... No\">vote-a-rama<\/a> and grind it out until &mdash; until whenever,&rdquo; Thune said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s just the nature of the beast at the end.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This sort of political leadership is what America needs right now.<\/p>\n<p>There are valid concerns about certain aspects of the bill being changed, or left out, that can be fixed through constructive communication.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s encouraging to see legislators not kick the can down the road, and sacrifice, to show the American people they are hellbent on getting results for the electorate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nailed-30-years-ago-1995-trump-revealed-kind-people-cant-stand-forgotten-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-you-say-we-live-in-the-land-of-the-free-draymond-green-questions-covid-vaccine-pressure\/\" title=\"NBA: \u2018You Say We Live In The Land Of The Free\u2019: Draymond Green Questions COVID Vaccine Pressure\">unquestioned leader<\/a> of the party and he has asked Congress to find a way to get this bill over the finish line.<\/p>\n<p>They have taken a very important first step. 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In a private meeting, House Speaker Mike Johnson from Louisiana advised fellow Republicans not to leave town, emphasizing the need for flexibility in their schedules ahead of the July 4 recess. Meredith Lee Hill from Politico reported that leadership requested members inform them of any personal events like weddings that might conflict with legislative duties. The situation is tense as lawmakers await Senate action on the bill this weekend, and Johnson hinted that if significant changes are made by the Senate that cannot pass in the House, they may need to enter a conference process which could delay progress beyond Independence Day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2451609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Thune-BBB.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4402,6203,3673,50402,57853],"class_list":["post-2451608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-congress","tag-gop","tag-lawmakers","tag-leadership-2","tag-weekend-planning"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Thune-BBB.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2451608"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2451612,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451608\/revisions\/2451612"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2451609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2451608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2451608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2451608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}