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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson can afford to lose only three votes as he pushes for approval of the legislation.
A key House committee advanced President Donald Trump’s giant tax and spending package after Republican hardliners won agreement from party leaders to speed up cuts to Medicaid health coverage.The vote in the House Budget Committee paves the way for passage of the legislation as soon as Thursday,
This is a significant shift from prior proposals, as they rally around President Donald Trump's expansive budget package.
President Donald Trump moved to quash House Republicans’ debate over key aspects of his “one big, beautiful bill” with a
Trump also told New York GOP Rep. Mike Lawler to back off his demand for a higher tax deduction for state and local taxes. Trump made it clear at the meeting that he’s losing patience with GOP holdouts, including the high-SALT faction, the Post reported.
A bill that changes Medicaid and extends trillions of dollars in tax cuts is now over a key hurdle. The House Budget Committee passed it late yesterday.
The GOP tax bill could boost the highest-earning Americans' incomes while hurting low earners, according to findings from nonpartisan research groups.