GOP, Trump and tax bill
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The House votes in favor of "big beautiful bill." If bill passes Senate, some will see tax cuts and millions could lose Medicaid coverage.
Early Thursday morning, the House of Representatives passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act by one vote. The bill had been amended by the Rules Committee, and it now goes to the Senate for consideration.
The GOP-backed One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes some big changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Four conservative rebels voted “present” to let the bill move forward. Republicans said they would resume talks on Trump’s “big beautiful bill” on Monday.
The House budget bill that narrowly passed in an early morning vote on Thursday would effectively put the brakes on a clean energy production boom in the United States spurred by tax credits enacted in 2022.
Republicans also used the manager's amendment to remove a federal requirement that firearm suppressors must be registered.
Tax cuts pushed by President Trump are amplifying debt and deficit concerns among the powerful market players who influence interest rates.
GOP leaders worked late into the night to convince skeptical Republicans who have problems on several fronts, including worries that it will pile onto the nation's $36-trillion debt.