Intense debate unfolds in the U.S. House over Trump’s sweeping tax-and-spending package.
The U.S. House of Representatives is today locked in a tense showdown over President Trump’s proposed “One Big Beautiful Bill,” a combine of extended 2017-era tax cuts, expanded work mandates for Medicaid and SNAP recipients, amplified immigration enforcement, and a sweeping $5 trillion rise in the debt ceiling.
Narrowly approved in the Senate, it now hinges on a final House vote before the self-imposed July 4 deadline.
Speaker Mike Johnson is working feverishly to secure a fragile GOP consensus.
However, resistance is mounting: moderate Republicans balk at planned cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, and fiscal hawks warn that the $3.3 trillion projected deficit impact over a decade would disproportionately benefit the wealthy.
Adding to the turmoil, Planned Parenthood has issued warnings of potential loss of $700 million in federal funding, raising concerns about wide-reaching impacts on healthcare access . Meanwhile, legal challenges surface over Medicaid data-sharing and deportation policy, further complicating the landscape.
With the July 4 vote looming, Trump is pressuring Republicans to rally behind his agenda. The battle lays bare deep ideological fractures within the party—between populists aligned with Trump and institutional conservatives wary of fiscal recklessness.
The outcome will shape not only economic policy, but also the internal balance of power within the GOP.
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