US EditionSweeping tax and spending bill hands both parties a midterm message
UNITED STATES CONGRESS, JUL 09 – The bill includes tax cuts, spending changes, and Medicaid reductions projected to cause millions to lose coverage, setting up a major Democratic campaign focus for the 2026 midterms.
- The U.S. House passed a major tax and spending bill on July 3, 2025, with a 218-214 vote at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
- The bill met a July 4 deadline imposed by President Trump and followed significant revisions by the Senate before returning to the House.
- The package includes a 2.5% tax credit for metallurgical coal production primarily from Appalachian Virginia mines, eliminates the 2022 electric vehicle credit, and shortens renewable energy project timelines.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson said all House Democrats opposed the measure, which included Medicaid and food assistance cuts, while two Republicans also voted against it.
- The bill delivers a legislative win for Republicans while Democrats warn it could lead to loss of health coverage for millions and plan to make it a key election issue.
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Daily PressEditorial: No fooling the public about federal spending bill’s ugly effects
For years, Republican officials such as U.S. Reps. Rob Wittman and Jen Kiggans shouted themselves hoarse about the mounting national debt, worrying it would saddle future generations with the decisions of today. Elect us, they said, and we’ll get it under control. More recently, Wittman and Kiggans were among those GOP lawmakers who stood against legislation that made cuts to Medicaid. Kiggans was also among a handful who argued against the foll…
NYS Democrats to discuss federal spending bill
ALBANY,N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Friday, Assembly Democrats will be meeting virtually to talk about the impact President Trump’s Big, Beautiful bill will have on New Yorkers. The legislation was recently signed into law. "I don’t know if or when we are coming back, but the reality is that conversation starts with getting the facts first," said Democratic Assemblyman, John McDonald. While it’s too soon to determine if state leaders will call for a spe…
Democrats Are Already Framing Trump’s Agenda Bill
“House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared this morning on ABC’s The View – the most-watched network daytime talk show – to talk about the GOP-drafted legislation, which President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4,” Punchbowl News reports. “Jeffries is already beginning to talk about next year’s election as a referendum on Trump and Republicans in Congress. Midterm elections are oftentimes about providing a check on the president’s pow…
Carville: Trump’s Bill Will Fuel GOP’s Extinction
President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending bill will be seen as a "mass extinction event" that will cause the Republican Party to lose its majority in Congress in the midterm elections, Democrat strategist James Carville said. "We ain't playing possum now. And I like with the unified party — every Democrat voted against this. Every Democrat, regardless of the ideology, their ethnicity … we can all rally around this, and we can run on this…
The 'Big Fold': GOP 'meekly capitulating' as Trump’s stranglehold only grows tighter
Up until Thursday afternoon, July 3, Democrats were hoping that some GOP holdouts in the U.S. House of Representatives would sink President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill." House Republicans who were criticizing the U.S. Senate's changes to the bill had two main complaints. Budget hawks and members of the Tea Party and the House Freedom Caucus argued that the bill added too much to the United States' national deficit, while more moderate Re…
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