Speaker Johnson's roaring speech to convince GOP rebels to vote for Trump Bill
Speaker Johnson's roaring speech to convince GOP rebels to vote for Trump Bill
Min | July 04, 2025, 5:15 AM IST
House Republicans lifted President Donald Trump's $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final passage Thursday, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package before a self-imposed Fourth of July deadline. The tight roll call, 218-214, came at a potentially high political cost, with two Republicans joining all Democrats opposed. GOP leaders worked overnight, and the president himself leaned on a handful of sceptics to drop their opposition and send the bill to his desk to become law. The passage of the 800-plus page 'big beautiful bill' will likely become a defining milestone of Trump's return to the White House, and it's indicative of the power the right wields in this majority-Republican Congress.
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