US_ House passes Trump agenda bill, sending massive tax and spending cut package to the Senate

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House passes Trump agenda bill, sending massive tax and spending cut package to the Senate

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By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times - Thursday, May 22, 2025


The House early Thursday passed President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” containing sweeping tax and spending cuts, funding for border security and the national defense and policy changes designed to spur American energy production.

The measure now heads to the Senate, where Republicans are eyeing changes to the legislation and hoping to pass it by July 4. The GOP is using the filibuster-proof budget reconciliation process to avoid having to compromise with Democrats.

“We’re delivering, and we’re doing it in a big way,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, Louisiana Republican, said. “To our friends in the Senate I would just say the president is waiting with his pen. The American people are waiting for this relief.”

Mr. Trump urged the Senate to get the bill to his desk “AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!”

“This is arguably the most significant piece of Legislation that will ever be signed in the History of our Country!” he posted on social media.

The 215-214 House vote capped a week of uncertainty as more than a dozen Republicans threatened to oppose the bill over various concerns when GOP leaders could afford to lose no more than three.

In the end, only two Republicans voted against the bill — Reps. Warren Davidson of Ohio and Thomas Massie of Kentucky — and one, Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland, voted “present.” All three were concerned about the measure’s impact on the deficit, with Mr. Massie panning it as a “debt bomb ticking.”

The Congressional Budget Office estimates the bill would add $3.8 trillion to the deficit over 10 years, which most Republicans argue significantly undercounts the economic growth it will spur from tax cuts and regulatory rollbacks.

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