President Donald Trump has secured a major win.
The House of Representatives passed the “big, beautiful bill” on Thursday in a 218-214 vote. Per a report, every Democrat lawmaker voted against it.
The massive package of tax and federal spending cuts will be sent to Trump’s desk.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Thursday, “With one big, beautiful bill, we are going to make this country stronger, safer and more prosperous than ever before. And every American is going to benefit from that.”
Ahead of the passage, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) sought to delay the vote on the tax bill. The New York Democrat broke the House floor speech record, standing on the floor for roughly 25 hours.
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The 940-page bill narrowly passed the Senate in a 51-50 vote, with Vice President J.D. Vance casting the tie-breaking vote.
As CBS News reports on the bill, it is “an extension of Mr. Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was slated to sunset at the end of the year. The legislation would make most of the tax cuts permanent, while increasing spending for border security, defense and energy production. The bill is partially paid for by significant cuts to health care and nutrition programs, like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the bill would add $3.4 trillion to federal deficits over the next 10 years and leave millions without health insurance. Republicans and the White House dispute those forecasts.”
