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Johnson ‘happy to debate’ Jeffries on GOP budget resolution

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Johnson faces a challenge within his own party as GOP holdouts have blocked progress on Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has formally challenged Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to debate the Republicans’ budget blueprint on the floor of the lower chamber.
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