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Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill Clears Congress After Marathon House Vote; Hakeem Jeffries Delivers Record-Breaking Floor Speech In Protest
The legislation includes tax cuts and a massive increase in border security and immigration enforcement.
Speaker Mike Johnson and Trump worked through the night trying to convince holdouts, while they managed to flip almost all Republicans who initially voted to block the bill from even coming to the floor. He called it a “crime scene” going after the “health and safety of the American people.” His speech also at times seemed like a kickoff to the midterms, as Democrats hope to hammer Republicans over their voters for the legislation. The mammoth, 887-page legislation extends 2017 tax cuts, adds tens of billions for border security and immigration enforcement, allowing for increased deportations, and boosts defense spending.
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