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House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., talks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House Monday in Washington as Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Vice President JD Vance listen. (Alex Brandon/AP) 
Republicans and Democrats may be at each other's throats over spending, but neither party has any intention of reining in bloated budgets, writes Armstrong Williams.
