BBC News, Washington, DC
Donald Trump’s huge tax and spending budget bill is returning to the U.S. House of Representatives – the clock is lowered to the president’s July 4 deadline for lawmakers to sign with him that it can be signed as the final version of the law.
The bill nearly cleared the Senate or the House of Representatives on Tuesday. After more than 24 hours of debate and resistance from Republican senators, Vice President JD Vance held a tiebreaker.
Trump’s allies are just as tricky to pass the bill through the House, and Speaker Mike Johnson hopes to hold a vote as early as Wednesday.
The House of Commons approved an earlier version of the bill in May, with only one vote and only one vote, which now has to be reconciled with the Senate version.
Both parliaments are controlled by Trump’s Republicans, but within the party, several factions are fighting for key policies in lengthy legislation.
Incredible questions include the extent to which the bill will increase the U.S. national deficit and the depth of healthcare and other social programs.
Republican lawmakers ended up in amid signs of previous congressional rebellion against Trump.
Members who can delay the bill
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the version of the bill passed by the Senate on Tuesday could increase the U.S. national deficit by 3.3tn (2.4tn) over the next 10 years. By comparison, $2.8TN can be added by an earlier version of the house that almost passed.
The deficit means the difference between U.S. government spending and income.
This angered the fiscal hawks of the conservative House Liberty Caucus, who threatened to cheer on.
Many of them are responding to claims made by Elon Musk, a former Trump adviser and campaign donor, who has repeatedly lashed out at lawmakers for considering a bill that would ultimately increase U.S. national debt.
Shortly after the Senate passed, members of Congress Ralph Norman South Carolina’s Freedom Caucus called the move “unreasonable.”
He added: “What has the Senate done, I will vote on this here and I will vote on the floor against it.”
Norman’s colleagues are from Texas Chip Roywhich quickly showed his frustration.
Roy said in an answer to a question: “I think the odds are much lower based on the trades I just saw than the odds 48 hours ago or 72 hours ago.”

Chairman of the Freedom Caucus Andy Harris “A group of us won’t vote for this bill until we solve some of the deficits,” Tennessee told Fox News.
“Mr. Musk is right, we can’t maintain these deficits,” Harris continued. “He understands finances, knows debts and deficits, and we have to make further progress.”
Conservative MPs on Tuesday Andy Ogles An amendment was made that would completely replace the Senate version of the bill, which he called “Dud” and approved the bill with the original house.
Meanwhile, Ohio Republicans Warren Davison Posted on X: “Please guarantee that others will cut spending in the future and not cut spending.” He added: “We will eventually arrive at the crash site because there seems to be nothing to stop this out-of-control spending train. A fatal overdose government.”
In addition to the Finance Hawks, House Republican leaders must compete with moderates in their parties, representing more liberal countries and major swing zones that help the party come to power in November’s elections.
“I made it clear from the outset that I would not support the final settlement bill, which cuts Medicaid and puts important funds at risk or threatens the stability of health care providers,” the MP said. David Valadaorepresenting the swing area in California. This responds to criticism of opposition Democrats.
Other Republicans expressed willingness to compromise. Randy Fine, from Florida, told the BBC that he was frustrated with the Senate version of the bill, but he would vote by the House because “we can’t make perfection an enemy of goodness.”
Key Policies to Split Republicans
Representatives in poorer areas are worried that the Senate version of the bill will harm their voters, which could also hurt them in a 2026 poll. According to Shan, six Republicans plan to worry about key clauses, including cuts in health insurance.
Some key Republicans attack the Senate’s more aggressive Entering Medicaidhealth care programs rely on millions of low-income Americans.
House Republicans have tried to cut Medicaid and food subsidies in the initial version passed in their chamber. They need the bill to reduce spending to offset the loss of revenue from tax cuts included in the legislation.
The Senate has made steeper cuts to both areas in the version passed on Tuesday.
Changes to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (renamed Obamacare) in the Senate bill will cost approximately 12 million Americans without health insurance in 2034, according to a CBO report released Saturday.
The CBO said that underwriting coverage for a few 11 million Americans would be divested based on the original version of the house.
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene discusses Medicaid with former Trump adviser and conservative podcast Steve Bannon, asking if the home can simply “rubber stamp” the Senate version.
Right-wing House members and Trump loyalists replied that there was not enough support to get the bill through the House, suggesting that the situation was a mess in strong language.
“I think it’s far from over,” she said. “It’s really a horrible situation. We’re in the time clock we really set on us, so we’re under a lot of pressure.”
The bill also involves the following issues, namely, the fees they pay State and local taxes (salt). This has also become a controversial issue.
There is currently a $10,000 cap, which expires this year. Both the Senate and the House of Representatives approved the increase to $40,000.
But in the Senate-approved version, the cap will return $10,000 in five years. This change may pose a problem for some House Republicans.

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