Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful, Bill' Passes House Budget Committee

President Trump's “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” was advanced by the House Budget Committee late on Sunday after a group of four conservative Republicans, who had initially opposed the bill, were appeased with adjustments to the legislation.

The Details: Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he expects the bill will reach the House Rules Committee by midweek and the House floor by the end of the week. The bill, which contains most of Trump's legislative priorities, including extensions of his 2017 tax cuts, increased funding for immigration crackdown efforts, and cuts to certain social programs, was approved by a near-party-line vote, 17 to 16. 

For Context: The bill was voted down by the Budget Committee on Friday after Republicans argued it failed to cut enough spending and would increase the federal deficit. Specific concerns included an insistence that Medicaid work requirements take effect immediately and that clean energy tax credits be eliminated sooner. Republicans have expressed intentions to get the bill successfully through the House by Memorial Day.

Key Quotes: Trump wrote on Truth Social, “CONGRATULATIONS REPUBLICANS!!! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!” Johnson said, “There’s a lot more work to do, we’ve always acknowledged that towards the end there will be more details to iron out, we have several more to take care of.”

How The Media Covered It: The advancement of the bill was covered similarly across the spectrum. Fox News (Right bias) said the bill “survived a key hurdle” by making it through the Budget Committee vote. NBC News (Lean Left) called the passage “a positive sign” but said it “will still need changes before it secures the votes to pass the full House. And if it does, it will face plenty of challenges in the Senate.”

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