内容摘要：A selection of cheese, some from Spain and Italy, is displayed at Gibbs Cheese at Findlay Market on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

A selection of cheese, some from Spain and Italy, is displayed at Gibbs Cheese at Findlay Market on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Speaker Mike Johnson, who met late Sunday with lawmakers ahead of voting, indicated he wants to impose the work requirements “as soon as possible” but acknowledged it may take states longer to change their systems.“There will be more details to iron out and several more to take care of,” Johnson, R-La., said outside the hearing room.

“But I’m looking forward to very thoughtful discussions, very productive discussions over the next few days, and I’m absolutely convinced we’re going to get this in final form and pass it.”Democrats have decried theand food stamps to offset the costs of the tax breaks. Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries noted that the House Rules committee would begin taking up the measure at 1 a.m. Wednesday.

“They literally are trying to take health care away from millions of Americans at this very moment in the dead of night,” Jeffries said.At its core, the sprawling legislative package permanently extends

that were approved during Trump’s first term in 2017 and adds temporary new ones that the president campaigned on in 2024, including

, overtime pay and auto loan interest payments. The measure also proposes big spending increases for border security and defense.is determined to push the package through the House by Memorial Day, sending it to the Senate, where Republicans are working on their own version.

Johnson and his leadership team have been conferring constantly with Trump at every step.Rep. Jason Smith, the Republican chairman of the Ways & Means tax writing committee said he met with Trump on Friday and went over the tax provisions “line by line.”

“He was very happy with what we’re delivering,” Smith said.On Tuesday, the final three of 11 House committees working on the package launched what would become lengthy meetings drilling down on some of the largest components.