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House passes GOP budget bill in key step for Trump agenda

Speaker Mike Johnson led a narrow vote passing a budget blueprint through the House, with Republicans voting 217-215 in favor, indicating a key step for President Donald Trump's agenda.
Democrats opposed the budget, labeling it a tax cut for the wealthy that would harm working-class families by reducing Medicaid.
The budget resolution includes $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and aims for $2 trillion in spending cuts.
Rep. Jason Smith stated there is no backup plan for extending the Trump tax cuts if the budget fails.

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Daily Kos

The House GOP passed their crappy budget. Now comes the hard part

House Republicans on Tuesday night passed the budget blueprint that directs House committees to find $2 trillion in spending cuts in order to just partly pay for the $4.8 trillion in President ...

11 hours ago·United States

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American Wire News

Republican Senators scramble to work with House's budget resolution: 'Failure is not an option' · American Wire News

Senate Republicans are scrambling to work with a Trump-approved budget recently passed by the House. “It’s complicated. It’s hard. Nothing about this is going to be easy,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said. “There are some things that we need to work with the House package to expand upon.” While Senate Republicans celebrated the House’s passage of the bill, many claim it doesn’t make Trump’s 2017 tax breaks permanent and are worried about c…

12 hours ago

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The Dispatch

A Step Toward Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

The House passed a sweeping budget resolution in a victory for Trump’s legislative agenda. - Start a free trial today for full access.

16 hours ago

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Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Trump's Republicans Distribute Tax Gifts on Credit

Donald Trump wants to fight the waste of taxpayers' money with a state cut. But in Congress, the Republicans passed a budget plan on Tuesday that generates new debts: the will to cut taxes is greater than that to save.

22 hours ago·Zürich, Switzerland

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World Socialist Web Site

US House adopts budget plan to spearhead social counterrevolution

The budget resolution mandates $880 billion in cuts in healthcare and $230 billion in cuts in food stamps over the next 10 years, helping finance more tax cuts for the wealthy.

23 hours ago·United States

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Puck

Trump’s Screaming Call & G.O.P. Moderate Misery

Representative Victoria Spartz, among the more chaotic and least predictable Republicans, had been a firm “no” on the House G.O.P. budget framework last night when she received a phone call from Donald Trump. He was fuming. In tandem with two colleagues, the Indiana congresswoman had forced the conference to hold off voting on Speaker Mike […] The post Trump’s Screaming Call & G.O.P. Moderate Misery appeared first on Puck.

1 day ago·United States

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