Trump cancels trip to push ‘big, beautiful bill' across finish line
(NewsNation) — President Trump is making one final push to get the 'big, beautiful bill' he's championed across the finish line.
NewsNation confirmed that Trump has called off a weekend trip to his Bedminster Golf Club in New Jersey to focus on the bill and lobby Republicans who remain on the fence with what the spending package currently includes.
The White House on Thursday dug in on its expectation that Congress will pass the massive reconciliation package containing Trump's key agenda items by next week, despite a vital setback from the Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough.
'We expect that bill to be on the president's desk for signature by July 4,' White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.
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Trump's optimism about the bill's deadline to pass has wavered a bit than in the past. The legislation calls for tax cuts for families, no tax on tips or overtime, a child tax credit increase, extension of the 2017 tax cuts, and clean energy tax cuts. Trump claims that if it doesn't pass, the country would see a 68% tax increase.
'It's a great bill,' he said. It's a massive tax cut. It will be interesting to see if we get any Democratic votes. If I were a Democrat, I would vote for this bill all day long because it's tax cuts and many other things that are common sense.'
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Trump also held a White House event on Thursday to pressure Republican holdouts to support his so-called 'big, beautiful bill' ahead of the deadline.
The gathering featured 'everyday Americans' who the administration claims will benefit from 'many different provisions in the bill.' Truck drivers, firefighters, law enforcement, health care workers, tipped workers, and others were in attendance.
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