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| Trump’s tax cut bill advances in rare weekend vote but right seeks more changes | |
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| Republicans passed tax cut and border security package out of key House committee in Sunday vote | Republicans passed tax cut and border security package out of key House committee in Sunday vote |
| House Republicans advanced Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending package out of a key committee during a rare Sunday night vote, after reaching a compromise with conservative holdouts who are demanding quicker cuts to Medicaid and green energy programs. | House Republicans advanced Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending package out of a key committee during a rare Sunday night vote, after reaching a compromise with conservative holdouts who are demanding quicker cuts to Medicaid and green energy programs. |
| Four rightwing lawmakers who had last Friday prevented the One Big Beautiful Bill Act from advancing beyond the budget committee voted “present” on the legislation when the panel reconvened late on Sunday. That moved it out of the committee and one step closer to a vote by the full House ahead of a Memorial Day deadline that GOP leaders have set for its passage. | Four rightwing lawmakers who had last Friday prevented the One Big Beautiful Bill Act from advancing beyond the budget committee voted “present” on the legislation when the panel reconvened late on Sunday. That moved it out of the committee and one step closer to a vote by the full House ahead of a Memorial Day deadline that GOP leaders have set for its passage. |
| But whether it has the support needed to pass the chamber that Republicans control by just three votes remains unclear. The changes proposed to the bill run the risk of alienating moderates in the party wary of dismantling climate-focused incentives enacted under Joe Biden, and of targeting the federal program providing healthcare to poor and disabled Americans. And the conservatives who held it up in the budget committee signaled they remain wary of the bill. | But whether it has the support needed to pass the chamber that Republicans control by just three votes remains unclear. The changes proposed to the bill run the risk of alienating moderates in the party wary of dismantling climate-focused incentives enacted under Joe Biden, and of targeting the federal program providing healthcare to poor and disabled Americans. And the conservatives who held it up in the budget committee signaled they remain wary of the bill. |
| “The bill does not yet meet the moment,” said Chip Roy, a Texas lawmaker and member of the far-right Freedom Caucus, who was among those holding up its passage in the budget committee. “We can and must do better before we pass the final product.” | “The bill does not yet meet the moment,” said Chip Roy, a Texas lawmaker and member of the far-right Freedom Caucus, who was among those holding up its passage in the budget committee. “We can and must do better before we pass the final product.” |
| Mike Johnson, the House speaker, faces the task of uniting the Republican party’s disparate factions as he tries to hold his narrow majority together to pass Trump’s top domestic priority, which would extend tax breaks enacted during his first time and pump money into border security and deportations – all while cutting spending. | Mike Johnson, the House speaker, faces the task of uniting the Republican party’s disparate factions as he tries to hold his narrow majority together to pass Trump’s top domestic priority, which would extend tax breaks enacted during his first time and pump money into border security and deportations – all while cutting spending. |
| Republicans criticizing the measure argued that the bill’s new spending and the tax cuts take effect quickly, while the measures to offset the cost take years to kick in. In particular, they are looking to speed up the new work requirements that Republicans want to enact for able-bodied participants in Medicaid. | Republicans criticizing the measure argued that the bill’s new spending and the tax cuts take effect quickly, while the measures to offset the cost take years to kick in. In particular, they are looking to speed up the new work requirements that Republicans want to enact for able-bodied participants in Medicaid. |
| Johnson indicated he wants to impose the work requirements “as soon as possible” but acknowledged it may take states longer to change their systems. Under the current bill, those requirements would not kick in until 2029. | Johnson indicated he wants to impose the work requirements “as soon as possible” but acknowledged it may take states longer to change their systems. Under the current bill, those requirements would not kick in until 2029. |
| “There will be more details to iron out and several more to take care of,” Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, said outside the budget committee hearing room. | “There will be more details to iron out and several more to take care of,” Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, said outside the budget committee hearing room. |
| “But I’m looking forward to very thoughtful discussions, very productive discussions over the next few days, and I’m absolutely convinced we’re going to get this in final form and pass it.” | “But I’m looking forward to very thoughtful discussions, very productive discussions over the next few days, and I’m absolutely convinced we’re going to get this in final form and pass it.” |
| More talks are ahead, but Johnson is looking to put the bill on the House floor before the end of the week. | More talks are ahead, but Johnson is looking to put the bill on the House floor before the end of the week. |
| Democrats have decried the cuts Republicans are proposing to Medicaid and food stamps to offset the costs of the tax breaks. | Democrats have decried the cuts Republicans are proposing to Medicaid and food stamps to offset the costs of the tax breaks. |
| “This spending bill is terrible, and I think the American people know that,” said Jim Clyburn, a Democrat from South Carolina, to CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday. “There is nothing wrong with us bringing the government in balance. But there is a problem when that balance comes on the back of working men and women. And that’s what is happening here.” | “This spending bill is terrible, and I think the American people know that,” said Jim Clyburn, a Democrat from South Carolina, to CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday. “There is nothing wrong with us bringing the government in balance. But there is a problem when that balance comes on the back of working men and women. And that’s what is happening here.” |
| Rightwing lawmakers continue to press their case that US spending must be addressed. Ralph Norman, the South Carolina representative who joined with Roy, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma and Andrew Clyde of Georgia to vote against the bill last Friday, pointed to a recent downgrade of the nation’s credit rating in making his arguments for steeper reductions. | Rightwing lawmakers continue to press their case that US spending must be addressed. Ralph Norman, the South Carolina representative who joined with Roy, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma and Andrew Clyde of Georgia to vote against the bill last Friday, pointed to a recent downgrade of the nation’s credit rating in making his arguments for steeper reductions. |
| “We’ve got a lot more work to do,” Norman said. “We’re excited about what we did. We want to move the bill forward.” | “We’ve got a lot more work to do,” Norman said. “We’re excited about what we did. We want to move the bill forward.” |
| At its core, the sprawling legislative package permanently extends the existing income tax cuts that Republicans approved in 2017 and adds temporary new ones that the president campaigned on in 2024, including no taxes on tips , overtime pay and auto loan interest payments. The measure also proposes big spending increases for border security and defense. | At its core, the sprawling legislative package permanently extends the existing income tax cuts that Republicans approved in 2017 and adds temporary new ones that the president campaigned on in 2024, including no taxes on tips , overtime pay and auto loan interest payments. The measure also proposes big spending increases for border security and defense. |
| The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a non-partisan fiscal watchdog group, estimates that the House bill is shaping up to add roughly $3.3tn to the debt over the next decade. | The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a non-partisan fiscal watchdog group, estimates that the House bill is shaping up to add roughly $3.3tn to the debt over the next decade. |
| In addition to balancing the concerns of centrists and the far-right, Johnson also has to deal with Republican lawmakers from New York and elsewhere who are demanding a much larger state and local tax deduction. | In addition to balancing the concerns of centrists and the far-right, Johnson also has to deal with Republican lawmakers from New York and elsewhere who are demanding a much larger state and local tax deduction. |