WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — House Republicans are sprinting toward a last ballot connected President Donald Trump’s "one big, beauteous bill," aft it narrowly passed successful the Senate connected Tuesday.
The taxation and spending cuts bundle was secured successful a 50-50 split, breached by Vice President JD Vance.
Now, Republican leaders are hoping to expedite a last ballot earlier the July 4 deadline. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has promised swift action, and a last ballot could hap arsenic aboriginal arsenic Wednesday.
But with lone a tiny borderline for error, immoderate Republicans person already signaled they won't enactment the bill.
Discontent emerges implicit 'big, beauteous bill'
A mean House Republican, speaking anonymously to NewsNation spouse The Hill, said that “everyone is complaining,” and “no 1 is blessed with the Senate version.”
The measure faces hurdles successful the House from Republicans who are inactive uneasy astir the Senate’s last changes.
Some Republican lawmakers person remained skeptical, peculiarly regarding spending and health care provisions, including Medicaid changes.
As House lawmakers prepared to measurement successful connected the legislation, Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, told “Morning successful America” connected Tuesday that the measure would load aboriginal generations with debt.
“Does the Senate person nary conscience?” helium asked. “Are we going to enactment each of this spending connected our children and grandchildren successful presumption of the debt? No, I’m not pleased.”
The Congressional Budget Office has suggested the measurement would summation the national shortage and permission a greater fig of Americans without wellness security implicit the adjacent decade.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ralph Norman, R-S.C., person publically announced their plans to ballot against the bill.
Despite the pushback, Johnson remains assured the measure volition pass.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has said Democrats volition usage each legislative instrumentality available, perchance mounting up hours of statement earlier immoderate last vote.