US EditionTwo key House committees gear up for heated hearings to pass Trump megabill
- The House Energy and Commerce Committee and House Ways and Means Committee will discuss a budget bill on Tuesday at 2 p.m., with discussions expected to last about 30 hours.
- Key provisions in the proposed legislation include increasing the child tax credit from $2,000 to $2,500 and imposing new work requirements for Medicaid benefits.
- Democrats label the GOP's proposals as 'dangerous' and plan to oppose them during the budget reconciliation process.
- A group of 12 centrist Republicans expressed opposition to any Medicaid cuts that would harm vulnerable populations, according to a letter to Chairman Brett Guthrie.
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GOP pushes president's tax break bill
Republicans in Congress are moving with rapid speed to advance President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and beefed-up border security funding. House committees have been laboring to draft the legislation, which Republicans have labeled “THE ONE,…
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House Republicans launch marathon hearings to push ahead with Trump's big bill
Tax breaks tallying more than $5 trillion. But also sizable reductions in Medicaid health care, food stamps for older Americans and green energy strategies to fight climate change.
President Trump Calls for Republicans to Unite as "Major Pieces" of Big Beautiful Bill are Considered in Senate Tax, Energy, and Agriculture Committees - NO TAX ON TIPS, SOCIAL SECURITY, AND OVERTIME Under Consideration
President Trump on Monday increased pressure on Republican lawmakers as they consider provisions in the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” urging members of various committees to “UNIFY behind their Highly Respected Chairmen.” The Committee on Ways and Means, Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Committee on Agriculture are set to meet this week for markups on the reconciliation bill.
Trump Pushes GOP To Unite Behind “One, Big, Beautiful Bill”
President Donald Trump urged Republicans to rally behind their party’s leadership as key House committees begin work this week on what he described as “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill.” Trump praised GOP committee chairs Jason Smith (Tax), Brett Guthrie (Energy), and Glenn “GT” Thompson (Agriculture), calling them men who “truly strive to do what is right for America.” He warned Republicans to reject Democratic amendments, citing his new “Most Favo…
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