The president of the room, Mike Johnson, told CBS News that he was “absolutely convinced” that the Republicans will expand their narrow margin in the House in the middle of next year.
“I am very optimistic on the evening of the elections ’26. I am absolutely convinced that we are going to grow the majority of the house,” the chief correspondent of CBS Washington, Major Garrett, told Johnson on Wednesday. “It is not a baseless optimism. It will be the result of a lot of hard work.”
Historically, the president’s party almost always loses ground in mid-term just after a presidential race. The party which controls the White House only managed to improve its advantage in the house during a mid-term election twice in the past 80 yearsIn 1998 and 2002. This trend is generally pulled by the output against the outgoing president – and in the last six months, the approval rating of President Trump rose from 53% to 42% CBS News Survey.
But Johnson said he thought that his party had the opportunity to walk, pointing to the 13 Democrats of the Chamber Who represent districts that Trump won in 2024, against three Republicans whose districts opted for former vice-president Kamala Harris. He also noted demographic quarters In the 2024 race, who saw Trump winning with black and Latinos voters.
“I like these chances,” said Johnson.
Johnson also said that a controversial plan By the Texas Republicans to redraw the districts of the State Congress “are probably not presented to our advantage”, although it has also declared, “the jury is still on that one” and “we are still waiting for the result”. Johnson told CBS News on Wednesday that the Republican Governor of the Greg Abbott State “was to follow the law” and “be fair”.
Johnson predicts “Big and Beautiful Bill” will serve as an economic fuel “
Johnson predicted that voters “will feel the advantages” of the A great act of bill. The legislation extends the dollars of tax reductions in tax reductions, appropriates new funds for border safety and adds or extends work requirements for Medicaid and food coupons.
Some 61% of American adults disapprove of the law, according to a CBS News Survey Released on Sunday. Some 47% of Americans think that it will harm them and their families, against 28% who say that it will not have much effect on their families and only 25% who say that it will help them.
“I am not surprised by these figures because they obtained a regular disinformation regime by most of the consumer media and the Democrats,” Johnson told CBS News.
He predicted that the bill would serve as “jet fuel” for the economy, and indicated an estimate By the Republicans of the House, its tax provisions could provide up to $ 13,300 in addition to the home of the typical family.
The White House economic advisers council said in a report That a family with two children can see between $ 7,800 and $ 13,300 in additional “long -term” remuneration following the bill.
The non -partisan Tax policy Americans found most of the income levels will see the tax savings of the law next year, with an average of $ 2,900 per household, although people with high income will see a greater impact. The group said $ 6 out of $ 10 in tax reductions would go in the highest 20% of households, or people with revenues of around $ 217,000.
When asked if the voters will hold the Republicans responsible for the promised tax advantages of the bill, Johnson said: “They will see it, and they will vote accordingly.”
Johnson also praised a set of Crypto bills who move through the Congress. Last week, Mr. Trump sign The Genius Act, which creates a regulatory structure for Stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency set at the value of an asset such as the US dollar. Another bill that would establish wider rules for digital assets, the Clarity Act, is Still pending.
Johnson said about cryptography legislation: “This will stimulate innovation and more investment. And I think it will be a great thing for the future.”
In addition, questioned about the prospect of a government closure when funding is exhausted at the end of September, the chamber speaker said he had “no interest in closing”.
The Trump’s price speaker praises
Johnson has largely supported Mr. Trump’s business strategy because the president threatens dozens of countries with much higher rates unless they conclude trade agreements. He called Trump “the king of the art of the agreement” and underlined the “unfair commercial practices” by other countries.
Many economists warn that higher prices could cause higher consumer prices and slower economic growth – although Mr. Trump defended the strategy.
“Heaven was going to fall, told us everyone, and that is not the case,” said Johnson.
He also declared that the congress traditionally “gave a lot of latitude to the executive” to negotiate trade agreements, In the midst of the concern of certain legislators The congress should be involved in the major tax policy rather than postponing the president to the prices.
And Johnson described allegations according to which the Republicans of the Chamber were too proferential to Mr. Trump “nonsense”. He said that he and Mr. Trump “work as a unified government”, but he discusses the disputed problems with the president “behind the curtains”.