Speaker Johnson: House Not Wed to Plan to Include Debt Ceiling in Reconciliation Bill

“I’m not really wed to that, it was the initial idea,” he said.

House Speaker-elect Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks after winning the House Speaker election during the first sitting of the 119th Congress in Washington on Jan. 3, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Jan. 14 that the House plans to raise the debt ceiling through reconciliation but suggested that could change.

“We’re socializing that among members,” Johnson said at an event hosted by Politico. “I’m not really wed to that, it was the initial idea. So we’ll see, we’ll see how it develops.”