President Trump sent kudos to House Republicans after they worked late Sunday evening and narrowly cleared a key hurdle to advance the “big, beautiful bill” that contains most of his legislative priorities.
“CONGRATULATIONS REPUBLICANS!!!” the president posted on Truth Social just before 1 a.m. EDT on Monday. “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!”
The House Budget Committee, in an unusual late-night meeting on Sunday, voted 17-16 to advance the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which would extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, boost funding for his immigration crackdown efforts and cut spending on some social programs. House members had spent several days last week haggling over nuances in the bill, including spending cuts and concerns over its impact on long-term debt.
Four Republicans who had sunk the vote to advance the proposal last week — Reps. Ralph Norman (S.C.), Chip Roy (Texas), Andrew Clyde (Ga.) and Josh Brecheen (Okla.) — voted present Sunday evening so the bill could move forward.
After the vote, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said the House will continue to work on details as the measure moves to the Rules Committee.
“There’s a lot more work to do. We’ve always acknowledged that towards the end there will be more details to iron out; we have several more to take care of,” he told reporters.
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