US EditionGOP senators say Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ needs spending cuts
- Last week, the U.S. House approved a major Republican budget reconciliation bill that authorizes $4 trillion in spending and increases the debt limit by the same amount.
- The bill builds on an April budget blueprint that allowed $4.5 trillion in lost revenue but required $2 trillion in cuts and assumed $2.6 trillion in growth.
- House committees identified only $1.5 trillion in spending reductions, such as cuts to Medicaid, while the bill allocates funding for significant elements of President Trump's tax and border policies.
- Senators like Rand Paul and Ron Johnson oppose the bill, with Paul calling it a 'no' until debt reduction is serious and Johnson calling it 'mortgaging our children's future'.
- The bill faces major Senate hurdles, as leaders want bigger debt ceiling increases and to alter provisions, risking the fragile GOP consensus needed to pass it.
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FAIR AND BIASED: HR1 requires scrutiny because devil in the details
President Trump’s ‘one big beautiful bill’ (HR1) passed the Republican-controlled U.S. House last week by one vote (215-214), with five Republican House members voting no (2), present (1) or not voting at all (2). It now heads to the Senate,…
What do SC leaders think about Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill'?
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) - There was plenty of drama behind-the-scenes in Washington D.C. surrounding President Trump's “Big, Beautiful Bill,” including a "no" vote from one of South Carolina’s Republican Representatives. President Trump said his "Big, Beautiful Bill" includes G.O.P. priorities, such as tax cuts and extra border security. "We're not doing any cutting of anything meaningful. The only thing we're cutting is waste, fraud, and abuse wi…
When News Out of the Nation’s Capital Feels Like Too Much to Bear, Take the Fight Local
Last week was another raucous week in Congress, with continued discord over the fiscal, social and societal implications of President Donald Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill” as it heads to the Senate. Meanwhile, the wheels continue to spin in dozens of statehouses across the country, many of which are at the height of their own legislative sessions. And it's not all doom and gloom—which is one of the exciting aspects of state politics. Ei…
Members of Congress face frustrations over the Trump agenda from voters at home
Lawmakers have been in their home districts this week answering tough questions about legislation making its way through Congress and about the Trump administration. Lisa Desjardins reports on the fired-up constituents they heard from at town halls.
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