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From Fox News: President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” passed the House of Representatives early on Thursday morning with few Republican defections.
It is a significant victory for House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who navigated deep inter-party friction within the House GOP Conference to deliver a product from which few Republican lawmakers ultimately defected.
The bill is a sweeping multi-trillion-dollar piece of legislation that advances Trump’s agenda on taxes, immigration, energy, defense and the national debt. It’s sought to make a dent in the federal government’s spending trajectory by cutting roughly $1.5 trillion in government spending elsewhere. The U.S. government is over $36 trillion in debt and has spent $1.05 trillion more than it’s collected in the 2025 fiscal year, according to the Treasury Department.
The bill passed 215 to 214 with just two Republicans, Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, voting against it. All Democrats voted against the bill as well, and House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris, R-Md., voted “present.”
Two other Republicans did not vote: Rep. Andrew Garbarino (NY) and Rep. David Schweikert (AZ).
Seen on C-SPAN: U.S. House passes President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” pic.twitter.com/zTRNv3vmVv
— CSPAN (@cspan) May 22, 2025
President Donald Trump celebrated the bill’s passage, posting the following statement on Truth Social:
“THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL” has PASSED the House of Representatives! This is arguably the most significant piece of Legislation that will ever be signed in the History of our Country! The Bill includes MASSIVE Tax CUTS, No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime, Tax Deductions when you purchase an American Made Vehicle, along with strong Border Security measures, Pay Raises for our ICE and Border Patrol Agents, Funding for the Golden Dome, “TRUMP Savings Accounts” for newborn babies, and much more!
Great job by Speaker Mike Johnson, and the House Leadership, and thank you to every Republican who voted YES on this Historic Bill! Now, it’s time for our friends in the United States Senate to get to work, and send this Bill to my desk AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! There is no time to waste.
The Democrats have lost control of themselves, and are aimlessly wandering around, showing no confidence, grit, or determination. They have forgotten their landslide loss in the Presidential Election, and are warped in the past, hoping someday to revive Open Borders for the World’s criminals to be able to pour into our Country, men to be able to play in women’s sports, and transgender for everybody. They don’t realize that these things, and so many more like them, will NEVER AGAIN happen!
“‘THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL’ has PASSED the House of Representatives! This is arguably the most significant piece of Legislation that will ever be signed in the History of our Country!” –President Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/YcJSz0iR4d
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 22, 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson released the following statement:
PASSED: ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT pic.twitter.com/AiE3w1eo2p
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) May 22, 2025
Democrats continue to claim that the bill contains cuts to Medicaid and food assistance. However, Republicans have repeatedly stated the bill only targets waste, fraud and abuse, and say everyone who qualifies for these programs will NOT have their benefits cut.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wildly raged, “The GOP Tax Scam rips healthcare and food assistance away from millions of people in order to provide tax cuts to the wealthy, the well-off and the well-connected.”
Republicans narrowly passed the GOP Tax Scam in the House (215-214) after a marathon session.
The battle to protect America’s healthcare now temporarily shifts to the Senate. pic.twitter.com/bNFMXJ8jAP
— Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) May 22, 2025
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