House Republican leader Mike Johnson has put his speakership on the line in an effort to convince conservative holdouts that he will adhere to the fiscal promises made in budget negotiations, telling them to remove him as speaker if he doesn’t, Politico reported Thursday.

The Louisiana Republican’s pledge, tantamount to a “blood oath,” Politico reported, came in a private meeting Wednesday night with conservative holdouts on the reconciliation bill that will fund President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. The holdouts forced Johnson to postpone Wednesday’s vote.

The “big, beautiful bill” passed 216-214 on Thursday after Johnson committed to $1.5 trillion in spending cuts. The budget bill passed by the Senate called for just $4 billion in cuts.

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