Trump’s “big and beautiful bill” survives with just two Republican exiles


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president Donald Trump’s The agenda appeared on life support as House GOP exiles appeared to torpedo ready for a while. But in the end, only two Republicans voted against the bill, and are now heading to the president’s desk.

manager. Thomas Masseyr-ky. , and Brian Fitzpatrick,r-pa. , the only exile against Trump’s “big and beautiful bill.” House speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) could not afford to lose three Republicans. This could only lose three Republicans, given that there were no Democrats trying to cross the aisle to support the $3.3 trillion megaville.

Congress sent Trump’s “big and beautiful bill” to his desk.

Donald Trump at Maghatt

President Donald Trump will be on board a Marine in Washington on July 1, 2025, speaking with a South Lawn reporter before leaving the White House. (Anna Money Maker/Getty Images)

He voted to support the procedural hurdles to put the bill on the floor, but the decision to vote against it seemed pre-decided. He has been constantly arguing that huge tax, border, defense and energy packages add trillions to the country’s debt and rarely actually curtails Washington’s spending addiction.

And he also had many conservatives who Trump and Republican leaders tried to put pressure on all day on Wednesday, but the floors remained open until early Thursday afternoon.

“(Trump) reaches out on Twitter every day and reaches out to my district with a million dollar ads with pictures of me and Ayatollah,” Massey said. “So it’s the only kind I’ve ever seen reach out.”

Trump calls for Republicans to hold out as House procedural votes on the megaville remain open: “The cost of your vote!”

Rep. Thomas Massey

Rep. Thomas Massey, R-KY. arrives for the House Republican Congress meeting held at the Capitol on Wednesday, June 4th, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, Getty Images)

Trump did not directly elect him, but the president called on Republicans to hold back the bill’s hostages late Wednesday night, declaring, “Maga is not happy, it depends on the vote!!”

Trump previously threatened Massie with a major challenger, similar to Senator Tom Tillis before his retirement announcement, due to his asylum on the bill.

However, seniors White House Officials told reporters in a call shortly after the bill was passed. The president had not threatened a primary election against lawmakers to win votes, and the lawmaker said “he has a good understanding of the president’s political power and hopes that ultimately his political power will be used for their interests.”

In the threat of conservative rebellion, Trump’s “big and beautiful bill” in the house has a food stall inside the house

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick will chat with reporters as he arrives at the House Republican Conference in Capitol Hill in Washington on March 6, 2024.

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick will chat with reporters as he arrives at the House Republican Conference in Capitol Hill in Washington on March 6, 2024. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Fitzpatrick had raised concerns about the changes the GOP had made to Medicaid reforms in the bill, but he never made public until a procedural vote.

He was the only “no” vote against the rules, and that resistance was conveyed to the final vote he saw. House Republican Mainly unify legislative giants and pass the exam.

Fitzpatrick said he voted to “enhance Medicaid protection, permanently extend middle class tax cuts, strengthen tax credits for small business, and vote for historic investments in border security and the military, but the Senate adjustments have made him worse on the bill.

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“However, what changed the analysis of the PA-1 community was the Senate amendment to Medicaid, in addition to several other Senate regulations,” he said. “The original house language was written in a way that protected our community. The Senate amendment did not meet our standards.”

“I am thoughtful, caring, I believe in good policies for our community and I will always fight,” he continued. “It is this standard that always guides my legislative decisions.”

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