President Trump on Thursday morning hailed House passage of the sweeping bill full of his legislative priorities, thanking GOP leadership and the lawmakers who voted for it.
The bill, titled the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed early on Thursday in a 215-214 vote after days of marathon meetings, intense negotiations that included Trump going to the Capitol and lawmakers going to the White House, and a series of last-minute changes to the bill that were critical to convincing some GOP holdouts.
“’THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL’ has PASSED the House of Representatives! This is arguably the most significant piece of Legislation that will ever be signed in the History of our Country! The Bill includes MASSIVE Tax CUTS, No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime, Tax Deductions when you purchase an American Made Vehicle, along with strong Border Security measures, Pay Raises for our ICE and Border Patrol Agents, Funding for the Golden Dome, ‘TRUMP Savings Accounts’ for newborn babies, and much more!” the president said on Truth Social. “Great job by Speaker Mike Johnson, and the House Leadership, and thank you to every Republican who voted YES on this Historic Bill!”
The president bashed Democrats in his message and called on the Senate to get the bill sent to his desk quickly.
He continued, “Now, it’s time for our friends in the United States Senate to get to work, and send this Bill to my desk AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! There is no time to waste. The Democrats have lost control of themselves, and are aimlessly wandering around, showing no confidence, grit, or determination. They have forgotten their landslide loss in the Presidential Election, and are warped in the past, hoping someday to revive Open Borders for the World’s criminals to be able to pour into our Country, men to be able to play in women’s sports, and transgender for everybody. They don’t realize that these things, and so many more like them, will NEVER AGAIN happen!”
The Thursday morning passage kicks off what is expected to be a bitter battle with the Senate over achieving key parts of Trump’s policy agenda.
In the House, two Republicans — Reps. Thomas Massie (Ky.) and Warren Davidson (Ohio) — opposed the legislation. House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris (R-Md.) voted “present.”
The bill extends Trump’s 2017 tax cuts; boosts funding for border, deportation, and national defense priorities; imposes reforms, like beefed-up work requirements, on Medicaid that are projected to result in millions of low-income individuals losing health insurance; rolls back green energy tax incentives; and increases the debt limit by $4 trillion, among many other provisions.
It also does away with taxes on tips and overtime, which were two of Trump’s campaign promises.
Passage of the legislation in the House is a win for Trump, after he unsuccessfully lobbied Republican holdouts to support the bill during a rare visit to Capitol Hill on Tuesday. He then convened the holdouts at the White House hours before the vote and helped broker an agreement. Opposition to the bill, the White House warned, would be the “ultimate betrayal.”