House Republicans nervous at the start of the day, stop trying to advance President Donald Trump’s Tax and expenditure cut packagesRepublican leaders worked almost all day, convinced skeptics to send bills to his desk by the July 4 deadline.
Several Republicans refused to vote, and the process that began Wednesday night was made public. With their slim majority very few, they end up in danger. House Speaker Mike Johnson Recalling members were recalled to Washington, eager to seize the momentum of the bill The Senate passed the day beforehe vowed to push forward.
“Our way is to farm and finish,” Johnson said, who expects to vote later Thursday morning. “We will be on the July 4 deadline.”
But Trump slammed in a midnight post when the vote stalled, when he received lawmakers at the White House on Wednesday and spoke over the phone: “What are Republicans waiting for? He also warned of the political consequences of delays, “Loss your vote!” ! ! ”
The idea of calling for a vote quickly exceeds 800 page bill It is an adventurous gambit designed to meet Trump’s demand for the end of the holiday. Republicans and bill Almost every step, usually succeeded with the narrowest profits – only one vote. Their slim 220-212 majority have little room to create a deficit.
Within 24 hours of passing, several Republicans were asked to rubber-picture in the Senate version. Many moderate Republicans from competing areas opposed the Senate bill’s cuts to Medicaid, while conservatives slammed the legislation because they were separated from their fiscal goals.
The time for Johnson and his team to convince them that the negotiations were over. They will need Trump’s aid to complete the deal, with lawmakers heading to the White House for a two-hour meeting Wednesday to talk to the president about their concerns.
“The president’s message is, ‘We’re working on it,” said Rep. Ralph Norman. “He wants to see this.”
Republicans rely on their majority Congress to push the parcel onto the wall of a unified democratic opposition. No Democrats voted for Bill in the Senate, nor did anyone vote in the House.
“Hell no!” House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said on both sides of Democrats outside the Capitol.
Amid the early warning signs of Republican resistance, a resolution created provisions to debate the Trump bill, barely clearing the House Rules Committee Wednesday morning. GOP leaders are in trouble when they wait for a delay in returning to Washington and negotiate behind closed doors.
By nightfall, with pizza and other dinners reaching the Capitol, the next step is uncertain.
Trump pushes Republicans to do “the right thing”
The bill will extend from Trump’s first term and enable various personal and commercial tax cuts and temporarily increase the new taxes he promised during his 2024 campaign. This includes allowing workers to deduct tips and overtime pay, and the deduction of $6,000 for older people who earn less than $75,000 per year. In total, the legislation contained about $4.5 trillion in tax cuts over 10 years.
The bill also provides approximately $35.5 billion in defense and Trump’s Immigration Suppression. Republicans pay partially by reducing spending on Medicaid and food aid. Congressional Budget Office Project This Act Will Increase $3.3 trillion Federal debt over the next decade.
Despite concerns about cutting spending and overall price tags, the House passed a vote in May to pass a version of the bill. Now, demanding a version is finally passed, which in many ways has exacerbated these concerns. For example, the Senate bill has a huge impact on U.S. debt.
“Let’s go to Republicans and everyone else,” Trump said in his late evening post.
High prices against Trump bill
Johnson intends to fit Trump’s timeline and bet that indecisive Republicans won’t cross the president because of the huge political price they have to pay.
They just need to look for RN.C. Senator Thom Tillis, who announced his intention to vote against legislation over the weekend. Soon, the president called for the main challenger to the senator and criticized him on social media. Tillis quickly announced his Not seeking The third semester.
Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky is a House Republican who is Being targeted by Trump’s well-funded political action.
Democrats join opposition against vulnerable Republicans
Jeffries, a Democratic leader in New York, has sent a sharp message in almost every member of his caucus: All Democrats vote “no” and they only need to flip four Republicans to prevent the bill from passing.
Jeffries cited the “courage” of late Sen. John McCain for his efforts to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act and selected Republicans expected to be competitive in 2026, including two in Pennsylvania.
“Why did Rob Bresnahan vote for the bill? Why did Scott Perry vote for the bill?” Jeffries asked.
Democrats described the bill in a horrible way, warning that Medicaid would result in deaths, and that food stamp cuts would be “literally tearing food off the mouths of children, veterans and seniors.”
Republicans say they are trying to design a population domination safety net program for the population they originally designed, mainly pregnant women, disabled people and children, and take root in what they say Waste, fraud and abuse.
The program includes new 80-hour work requirements for many Medicaid adults and applies existing work requirements in the Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program or Breakto more beneficiaries. States will also receive more food welfare costs.
However, the driving force behind the bill is tax cuts. If Congress does not take action, many people will expire by the end of this year.
The Center for Tax Policy, which provides a nonpartisan analysis of tax and budget policies, expects the bill to give Americans a $150 tax break next year, $1,750 tax break for middle class and $1,750 tax break for top fifths. This is the problem they will face if the tax cuts expire in 2017.
