US EditionFreedom Caucus Insists It Did Not Fold on Trump’s Megabill
UNITED STATES, JUL 2 – The House Freedom Caucus released a memo opposing the Senate bill for increasing the deficit by $761 billion and including contested provisions on Medicaid and spending, complicating passage efforts.
- The House Freedom Caucus released a three-page memo sharply criticizing the Senate's version of President Trump's budget bill, citing increased deficits and contentious provisions.
- The memo states the bill breaches the $1 of tax cuts per dollar of spending cuts framework, adding $761 billion to the deficit and funding transgender care and Medicaid for unauthorized immigrants.
- The Senate passed the bill 50-50 with Vance's tie-breaking vote; CBO projects a $3.3 trillion debt increase, $500 billion more than the House version.
- The House Freedom Caucus's opposition has stalled legislative progress as Trump meets with holdouts to meet the July 4 deadline, risking bill passage.
- House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris urged Trump to recall senators for further negotiations as the bill heads back to the House for reconciliation.
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US House GOP struggles to advance megabill against Freedom Caucus resistance • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks with reporters before heading to the House chamber for a procedural vote on the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act" at the U.S. Capitol on July 2, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republican efforts to pass the “big, beautiful bill” hit a roadblock Wednesday, when leaders left the chamber in a holding pattern for mor…
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