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The Economist· 2025-07-03 13:00
To the extent that Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” tightens the belt, it does so in the wrong places.Official projections suggest it will add nearly 12m to the number of Americans without health insurance. That is a scandalous number https://t.co/dio8ltetVT ...
Undecided House Republican says voting on Trump bill is ‘threading a difficult needle’
NBC News· 2025-07-02 21:08
Welcome to Meet the Press Now. I'm Kelly O'Donnell in Washington, where it's all hands on deck as the president and House Speaker Mike Johnson try to deliver the votes to get his signature domestic legislation passed. Right now, action on the House floor is stalled.We are still waiting on this current vote to get to another vote to tee up the big vote on final passage. Bottom line here, the delay suggests leadership does not think it has enough support to pass the bill right now. It comes after a day of fur ...
“Today's vote will haunt our Republican colleagues for years to come.”
MSNBC· 2025-07-01 21:37
Tax Policy Impact - Senate Republicans passed a tax break for billionaires [1] - The tax break is funded by cuts to healthcare for millions and reduced food assistance for children [1] - The bill is expected to cause tens of millions to lose health insurance [2] - Millions of jobs are projected to disappear as a result of the bill [2] - The national debt is predicted to explode to unprecedented levels [2] - Corporate special interests will receive a permanent tax break [3] Political Implications - The vote is characterized as a "big ugly betrayal" that will haunt Republican colleagues [2] - One Republican senator chose to retire rather than vote in favor of the bill [3] - Many senators reportedly felt the bill was bad for their states but lacked the courage to vote against it [3]
‘A damn bad bill’: Dem. lawmaker on GOP attempts to rush through Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful bill’
MSNBC· 2025-06-29 17:00
We're watching the ongoing weekend work session on Capitol Hill where Senate clerks are still reading the full text of the 900 plus page Senate Republican version of President Trump's so-called big beautiful bill, a key demand from Democrats. It passed a procedural vote late last night after two Republicans joined all Democrats in voting no on advancing the massive bill. Joining us now is the Democratic Senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia, Mark Warner.Senator Warner, thank you for coming to the weeken ...