The “big, beautiful bill” is heading to President Trump’s desk. We have an update from reporter Bernie Bennett. VERBATIM: House Republicans on Thursday passed the core of President Trump’s domestic policy agenda – including sweeping tax cuts, a crackdown on immigration, a boost in energy production and huge cuts in Medicaid – overcoming months of […]
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The House Advances the Big Beautiful Bill
The “big, beautiful bill” is heading to President Trump’s desk. We have an update from reporter Bernie Bennett.
VERBATIM: House Republicans on Thursday passed the core of President Trump’s domestic policy agenda – including sweeping tax cuts, a crackdown on immigration, a boost in energy production and huge cuts in Medicaid – overcoming months of infighting on Capitol Hill to deliver what could be the defining legislation of Mr. Trump’s second term.
The 218-214 vote came together after more than a year of intense planning by GOP lawmakers, weeks of scrambling to reconcile the conflicting visions among House and Senate Republicans, and days of last-minute lobbying to cajole holdouts in both chambers to get on board.
Bernie Bennett reporting.