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Trump implores Republicans to unify behind his big tax cuts bill
- President Donald Trump urged House Republicans on May 20, 2025, at the Capitol to unify behind his multitrillion-dollar tax cuts bill.
- The bill, heavily influenced by Trump’s priorities, proposes extensive tax reductions alongside reductions in funding for Medicaid, SNAP benefits, and renewable energy initiatives, causing divisions within the Republican Party.
- Trump criticized GOP holdouts as 'grandstanders' and warned opponents that refusing support would make them 'fools,' while praising Speaker Mike Johnson.
- The 1,116-page "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" would raise the current $10,000 limit on deductions for state and local taxes to $30,000 and is projected to increase the national debt by approximately $3.3 trillion over the next ten years.
- Despite Trump’s efforts, the bill faces uncertain House support and Senate changes, leaving its passage and impact on Medicaid coverage unclear.
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Trump urges GOP to stop negotiating and pass spending bill
House Republicans are still battling over President Donald Trump’s massive multitrillion dollar tax and border bill, which is opposed by all Democrats. The legislation includes major boosts in funding for immigration enforcement and the military as well as extends Trump's 2017 tax cuts set to expire at the end of this year, and it’s paid for by cuts to food assistance, clean energy funding and Medicaid. The president traveled to Capitol Hill Tue…
James Blair warns US debt and deficit will skyrocket unless Congress passes Trump package
White House Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair blasts GOP “grandstanders” bickering over the One Big Beautiful Bill, a tax cut and spending reform package supported by President Donald Trump. “If we don’t pass this bill, the country will default on its debt which could possibly cause a global depression,” he says. “But we’re not going to fail, we’re going to pass this bill.”
Tax Revolt: The Roots of Trump’s Push for Massive $4.5 Trillion Tax Cut for the Rich
As President Trump pushes House Republicans to support a sweeping budget bill that gives massive tax breaks to the rich while slashing spending for Medicaid, food stamps and subsidies for clean energy, we look at a new series for The Lever's podcast Lever Time, which covers the history of the Republican anti-tax movement and how their anti-government influence is impacting Trump's attempts to build power. The anti-tax activist wing “has made it i
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