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The Speaker’s comments came amid intense negotiations over government funding, with Republicans striving to secure enough support to pass a short-term budget extension without attaching partisan priorities that could imperil approval. Johnson stressed that his leadership team expressly avoided burying unrelated policy riders — the so-called “poison pills” — within the text, saying the legislation was drafted to ensure essential services continue without disruption. He challenged reporters and the public to review the 99-page CR, asserting that it contains no cuts to veterans’ benefits or major entitlement programs and urging critics to point to specific provisions if they believed otherwise.
