Trump, Republicans and tax bill
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Thursday morning's vote is already at the center of ads in swing districts, as Democrats and Republicans battle for control of the House in the midterm elections.
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) thinks that the overwhelming majority of the GOP tax and spending legislation will survive the Senate, contrary to suggestions from Republican senators that the bill will have to undergo major changes to pass the upper chamber.
After weeks of internal GOP wrangling, the Republican-led House early Thursday passed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," critical to advancing President Donald Trump's tax and immigration agenda.
Democratic strategists are attempting to make House Republicans pay a political price for backing President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” Thursday, although GOP groups suggest that voters will reject their “fearmongering.
After Speaker Mike Johnson released a series of changes aimed at winning over holdouts, the House voted to open debate on the bill, paving the way for a final vote around dawn.
The House passed a major tax and spending bill ahead of Memorial Day, with Senate debate looming over key provisions like SALT caps, Medicaid work requirements, and charitable deductions.
Speaker Mike Johnson suggested Wednesday that the next agenda item on House Republicans’ calendar could be passing legislation aimed at slashing more government spending. Johnson said Wednesday that House Republicans are “eager” to codify cuts to congressionally-appropriated funding made by President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) following the House’s passage of the president’s “one big,
President Donald Trump will look to build momentum for his sweeping tax cut and immigration bill, meeting with House Republicans as they try to work out their differences.