WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s big tax bill has passed the U.S. Senate, teeing up major changes to Medicaid and food stamps, extended income tax cuts, and new tax cuts for corporations, tips and overtime.
But it’s still a few steps away from Trump’s desk – and the route to get there will not be simple.
House Republicans are already slamming the changes made to the bill in the Senate, from moderate members concerned about cuts to Medicaid and fiscal conservatives who are concerned about the bill’s massive price tag. It will add a projected $3.3 trillion to the national debt over the next 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
“The United States is $37 TRILLION in the red. This is unsustainable,” wrote Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, on X. “I support President Trump and his tax cuts, but we cannot saddle our children and grandchildren with TRILLIONS upon TRILLIONS in new debt.”
However, House Speaker Mike Johnson indicated in a statement that he plans to push his conference to accept the bill in order to meet the president’s self-imposed deadline of July 4.
“The House will work quickly to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill that enacts President Trump’s full America First agenda by the Fourth of July. The American people gave us a clear mandate, and after four years of Democrat failure, we intend to deliver without delay,” he said in a statement. “This bill is President Trump’s agenda, and we are making it law.”
A key House committee plans to meet in the afternoon to begin the process of advancing the Senate’s bill in the chamber.
Trump indicated that he may be willing to budge on the July 4 deadline given the complications of passing it in the House.
“I’d love to do July 4th, but I think it’s very hard to do July 4th,” Trump told reporters. “It can go longer, but we’d like to get it done by that time if possible.”
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: What’s next for Trump’s tax bill? Quarreling House Republicans
