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Illinois Legislators React to House’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Passage
U.S. CONGRESS, JUL 3 – The bill extends Trump-era tax cuts, cuts Medicaid by $1 trillion over 10 years, and raises the national debt by $3.4 trillion, passing narrowly in the House amid sharp partisan division.
- In a Thursday vote in Springfield, the Illinois U.S. House delegation supported the bill that would cut $1 trillion from Medicaid over 10 years.
- In the Senate this week, the measure passed by a 51-50 vote, with Vice President J.D. Vance casting the tie-breaker, advancing Trump’s priorities.
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned more than 330,000 Illinoisans will lose Medicaid coverage; impact details include $48 billion in cuts, with the Medicaid program covering about 3.4 million people, according to Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
- In the 218-214 tally, the state delegation split, with Senators Durbin and Duckworth voting no, while Rep. Bost voted in favor.
- On Wednesday, Illinois lawmakers expect to approve the bill, which could cut Medicaid by $48 billion, with no state able to cover reinstatement costs; Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services projects 772,000 enrolled.
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Hawaii leaders react to passing of 'big, beautiful bill'
HONOLULU (KHON2) -- The Republican-backed tax bill, known by President Donald Trump as the "big, beautiful bill," passed the U.S. Congress on July 3, with local leaders saying the bill would cut healthcare coverage for more than 40,000 Hawaiʻi residents. In a joint statement between Gov. Josh Green, U.S. Senators Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz as well as U.S. Representatives Ed Case and Jill Tokuda, the bill is described as "terrible." Billi…
Assemblyman Schnall Hails Trump’s Bill Passage, Boosting Tax Credits for Yeshivos, Private Schools
Assemblyman Schnall celebrates the House’s passage of Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” which could result in hundreds of millions of dollars worth of tax credits flowing to yeshivos and other private schools nationwide.
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Indiana lawmakers react to 'Big, Beautiful Bill' passing
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After a six-month battle to get the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” onto the President’s desk by July 4, House Republicans passed the GOP spending bill by a margin of four votes Thursday. A statement from Rep. Rudy Yakym (R-Indiana) emphasized how the bill delivers many of President Trump’s key campaign promises: “Today is a major victory for our country. The One Big Beautiful Bill delivers on the promises made to the 77 million A…
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