How Sens. Todd Young, Jim Banks Voted on Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill'
- On July 1, the Senate passed H.R. 1 51–50 with Vance breaking the tie; social media falsely claimed it allows election delays, but the bill has no such provision.
- Following marathon Senate debate from June 28 to July 1, Trump’s July 4 deadline prompted swift passage of a bill extending 2017 tax cuts and proposing Medicaid and SNAP reforms.
- Nonpartisan analysis projects about $3.4 trillion added to US debt, with nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts and 11.8 million Americans potentially losing coverage by 2034.
- As the bill returns to the House for a final vote before July 4, support is uncertain after Senate changes, with the Freedom Caucus criticizing the legislation.
- Beyond the immediate vote, passing the bill advances Trump’s MAGA agenda, securing border and defense funding while solidifying a trillion-dollar deficit trajectory.
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Under the ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ car companies won’t be fined for failing to hit arbitrary fuel efficiency goals
This week, the Senate passed its version of President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill, dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in Trump's signature nomenclature. As with most modern spending bills, the proposal is a bloated mess, larded up with so many extraneous provisions that it not only funds the government but also adds trillions of dollars to the deficit over the next decade. But the bill also effectively kills fuel economy standards fo…
Chicago Faith Leaders Urge Lawmakers To Reject Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Ahead Of Final Vote
DOWNTOWN — A coalition of faith leaders railed against President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” during a rally Wednesday at Federal Plaza, imploring federal lawmakers to reject the legislation during a potential final vote this week. Pastors from across the South and West sides were joined Downtown by several state lawmakers and a few dozen attendees to denounce the bill as “legislative genocide” that would strip poor Chicagoans and people …
For Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" massive debts are to be taken up. The Senate nevertheless voted in favour, the decisive vote came from Vice President Vance. The House's approval is not certain. By Nina Barth.
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