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The sweeping tax-and-spending package now heads to President Donald Trump's desk a day before his July 4 deadline.
Despite Trump’s claims, the bill is extremely unpopular. Five recent polls found net approval ratings ranging from minus-19 percentage points to minus-29 points for the legislation. “The more [Americans] learn about this bill, they hate it just as much,” declared Harry Enten, CNN’s data analyst.
House Republicans strained through a day of starts and stops trying to advance President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts package.
Even if the most-brutal spending cuts are postponed until after the midterms, the “big beautiful bill” is a breathtaking gamble for Republicans.
Trump rallies House GOP to approve his $3.3 trillion megabill after Senate passage, highlighting benefits including lower taxes, higher wages and strengthened social programs.
Lawrence O’Donnell mocked House Republicans for putting forward President Donald Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill vote with a mistake in it, an error that shot themselves in the foot.
House Republicans plan ‘Crypto Week’ votes on industry-backed bills. With the big budget bill in the bag, House Republicans are aiming to deliver on another plank in President Donald Trump ’s platform as they take up a trio of industry-friendly cryptocurrency bills.
To meet the president’s Friday deadline, the speaker will have to corral his party into accepting a bill several have criticized.
Wisconsin's Republican congressional delegation all voted to pass President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill.