US EditionHouse conservatives threaten floor revolt over Trump megabill
- On Tuesday, the Senate approved the $3.3 trillion economic bill, sending it to the House amid party divisions and protest from some Republicans.
- The bill expands tax cuts, including for tips and seniors, and enacts deep spending cuts targeting Medicaid and SNAP through new work requirements.
- Locally, the bill would double federal land lease costs for Washington airports and could move the Discovery shuttle to Houston at a $100 million transport cost.
- Rep. Josh Riley condemned the bill on the House floor, stating it would close rural hospitals and kill blue-collar jobs, while Rep. Subramanyam said it reneges on prior agreements and lacks bipartisan support.
- If enacted, the bill could shift $1 trillion in costs to states and localities, reduce Medicaid funding by $698 billion, and cut SNAP benefits by $267 billion, impacting federal aid and communities.
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House Conservatives Revolt, Drop 3-Page Bomb on Trump's Megabill
Hardline conservatives in the House are going after the Republican megabill with a vengeance. The House Freedom Caucus released a blistering 3-page memo Wednesday, torching the Senate-passed version of the bill and accusing GOP leaders of breaking key promises. The memo, which circulated as Republican leaders scrambled for votes, slams more than a dozen last-minute changes made after the House passed the original bill in May. Some changes were n…
'Stop screwing us!' Dem admonished for 'vulgar' House floor speech on megabill
Rep. Josh Riley (D-NY) was admonished by Republicans after he unloaded a profane rant about President Donald Trump's spending bill on the House floor."Where I come from, we make things," Riley said in his Wednesday floor speech. "We've kept our heads down, we've kept our sleeves rolled up, we've kep...
These are the Republican votes to watch on the Trump megabill
A number of House Republicans — conservatives and moderates — have staked opposition to the party's “big, beautiful bill” as GOP leaders race to send President Trump the sprawling package by their self-imposed July 4 deadline. Hard-liners are incensed about the impact the bill will have on the deficit, while centrists are worried about the impact Medicaid cuts and the rollback of green-energy tax credits will have in their districts. The House i…
House debating megabill as GOP holdouts meet with Trump
Today, the House is debating President Trump’s spending bill as Trump plans on meeting with holdout Republicans. NBC News’ Melanie Zanona reports more from Capitol Hill. Politico White House and Foreign Affairs Correspondent Eli Stokols, former Rep. Charlie Dent and former Sen. Jon Tester join Ana Cabrera to share their political analysis.
Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' faces final House test with GOP unity cracking
The House is preparing to consider President Donald Trump’s sweeping economic agenda Wednesday, but with razor-thin margins and fresh objections from fiscal conservatives, the outcome is far from certain.
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