Big, Beautiful Bill will not repair Trump's relationship with the Federal Reserve Chair
US Vice President JD Vance cast the tiebreaking vote to pass the contentious bill.
Mr Miller claimed the bill, if passed through the House, would not repair Donald Trump's relationship with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
'I think that's something that will be causing Jerome Powell to scratch his head.'
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