The House has passed Trump’s sweeping tax/spending “Big Beautiful Bill” by a vote of 218 to 214.
There it is — nearly every single House Republican caved and voted to advance Donald Trump’s cult agenda.
They are getting ready to kick 17 million Americans off their health care so the rich can get a tax break. Horrifying. pic.twitter.com/ruLdKQTUik — Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) July 3, 2025
From the Washington Post:
The $3.4 trillion measure extends tax cuts from Trump’s first term and implements new campaign promises — such as eliminating income taxes on tips and overtime wages — while spending hundreds of billions of dollars on immigration enforcement and defense.
It raises the country’s borrowing cap by $5 trillion, staving off a debt default that the Treasury was weeks away from breaching.
To offset the cost of the bill, the legislation cuts about $1 trillion from Medicaid, the federal health insurance program for low-income individuals and people with disabilities, and other health care programs.
It reduces spending on anti-hunger programs, including SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program formerly known as food stamps, by $185 billion.
According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, nearly 17 million will lose health care coverage or subsidies over the next ten years. And the bill would add about $4 trillion to the national debt.
All Democrats and just two Republicans voted against the bill:
• Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) is a fiscal hawk who strongly opposes measures that would increase the federal deficit and add significantly to the national debt.
• Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) is a moderate in a battleground district that Democrats hope to flip. He has publicly expressed concerns about cuts to Medicaid funding.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), the Democratic leader, delayed the vote by speaking on the House floor for 8 hours and 45 minutes (a new record) in order to give Americans time to call their representatives.
Jeffries ends his nearly 9 hour speech by quoting MLK and saying, “We’re gonna press on until victory is won. I yield back.”
“John would’ve been proud,” Terri Sewell tells him. pic.twitter.com/KJNRdXJS8M — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 3, 2025
The bill now goes to his desk to be signed into law.
Republican Senator Rand Paul:
“This will be the largest increase in our debt ceiling in our history…once conservative Republicans vote for this, there is no conservative opposition. They will own it. The debt will be owned by the Republicans.” pic.twitter.com/nDmNGcM6Uc
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) July 3, 2025
BREAKING: The House has passed Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” 218-214. Brian Fitzpatrick and Thomas Massie were the only GOP members to vote no. The bill adds trillions to the national debt, kills 800,000 clean energy jobs, and strips millions of working people of their health… pic.twitter.com/LJRTKyqFAO
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) July 3, 2025
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