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The Big Beautiful Bill Passes

A mostly party-line 215–214–1 vote sends Trump tax and Medicaid cuts, and a lot more, to the Senate

Screen Capture from X post of Rep. David Kustoff, modified by author.

The House has passed Trump’s Big Beautiful bill, sending the legislation to the Senate.

House Freedom Caucus budget hawks, with two exceptions, caved.

At 8:23 a.m. this morning, Trump posted this on Truth Social:

Trump did not note that the 1,116-page bill increases the national debt. Here is the last page of the bill:

Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY), one of the two Republican “no” votes, commented during debate on the bill:

This bill is a debt bomb ticking. Congress can do funny math, fantasy math, if it wants, but bond investors don’t.