Trump Addresses One Of Two Republican Reps Who Voted Against BBB

President Donald Trump expressed disappointment Thursday in Republican Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick after he voted “no” on the Big, Beautiful Bill, according to Daily Caller White House Correspondent Reagan Reese.

Trump’s  Big, Beautiful Bill officially passed the House Thursday and will now advance to his desk. Fitzpatrick and Republican Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky  joined Democrats in voting “no.” Joining the president on his trip to Iowa for a July 4 celebration, Trump told Reese he is “disappointed” in Fitzpatrick for opposing the legislation.

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson called for a vote on the budget legislation Wednesday to get the bill to Trump’s desk by July 4. Late Wednesday evening, however, four Republicans joined Democrats in voting “no” against the bill. Johnson kept the vote open as GOP lawmakers were seen negotiating with fellow party members opposing the legislation.

Among the initial four Republican representatives to temporarily halt the bill from moving forward were Fitzpatrick, Keith Self of Texas, Victoria Spartz of Indiana, and Andrew Clyde of Georgia, according to NBC News. By Thursday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the floor for over eight hours, before the vote officially became 218 to 214 to approve the bill, with Massie and Fitzpatrick ultimately joining Democrats.

In response to his pushback against the bill, Fitzpatrick released a statement on his website, calling out the Senate’s amendments to Medicaid along with other provisions made that “altered the analysis for our PA-1 community.”