Amid intraparty squabbling and while fending off relentless attacks from Democrats, House Republicans managed to pass President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” early Thursday morning. This is a huge win for the Trump administration and Republicans throughout Congress.

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The Daily Wire has the story:

Trump met with House Republicans two days in a row as they hashed out last-minute changes to win over members from high-tax blue states who wanted a higher state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap and fiscal hawks who demanded more spending cuts. The final vote, a close 215-214, followed back-to-back all-night sessions in the Rules Committee and on the House floor.

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The bill aims to provide funding and support for Trump’s priorities on border security, energy, and national defense. It also seeks to retain tax cuts from 2017 set to expire at the end of this year, raise the debt limit by trillions of dollars, implement “no tax on tips” and “no tax on overtime” policies, block federal dollars from funding transgender procedures, and more.

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Last-minute tweaks to the bill, meant to placate certain Republicans, include moving up Medicaid work requirements by two years to the end of 2026, and phasing out wind and solar energy tax credits after 2028. In addition, the SALT deduction cap was raised to $40,000, an increase from the $30,000 limit that had initially been placed into the bill. Lawmakers also settled on the name “Trump accounts” for a $1,000 savings proposal for newborns.

This is also a huge win for Speaker Mike Johnson, who has faced a great deal of backlash ever since being elected and reelected to his position in the House. According the Daily Wire, the Speaker spoke boldly after the bill’s passage, highlighting how it succeeded “against all odds.”

“We planned and we worked and we locked arms together as a team. And we have delivered this against all odds,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said in the final moments. “The media has tried to divide us. They’ve written our eulogy about 10 times. And you know what? Sometimes it’s good to be underestimated, isn’t it? But we got this done.”

The bill now heads to the Senate, where it will face more challenges. The Trump administration, meanwhile, has stated a desire to have the bill on the President’s desk by July 4. Only time will tell if that will happen.

Let’s thank God for the passage of this bill. At the same time, however, we have to remember that the fight isn’t over. Let’s pray for its swift passage through the Senate, and let’s pray against the division that we saw in the House throughout this process.

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(Excerpt from The Daily Wire. Photo Credit: Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)