Washington – Home Republican The leaders stood at the last minute rebellion Wednesday by members of the hardline party conservative A faction that opposed its last attempt to gain support from moderate conference members for the president Donald Trump “Big, beautiful” tax account.
As a key meeting of the House Committee, the House rules came up to twelve hours after starting at 1:00, members of the Freedom house repeated their opposition to the speaker Mike Johnsonwas imposed Memorial Day deadline for transferring the account on the floor of the house.
“I don't think it can be done today. I mean that the runway is short today. Leadership will have to find out where you know where to go”, House Freedom Caucus chair Andy HarrisR-MD., He told journalists on Capitol.
Another Hawk deficit, Rep. The Roy chip, R-texas, said that the conservative detention was invited to the White House on Wednesday afternoon for the last minute of the meeting with Trump.
“Today we will cooperate with the president, we will cooperate with our colleagues to deliver, but there is a long way,” Roy told journalists.
United States-21 May: Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, Lewy and chairman of House Freedom Caucus Rep. Andy Harris, R-MD., Together with House Freedom Caucus members, talk to journalists about the reconciliation package of one Big Beautiful Bill Act in the US Capitol on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
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The narrow republican majority of Johnson means that he can only lose a handful of voices from his conference and continue to pass the law in voting on a straight party.
Harris, Roy and the rest of the club with freedom hold a sufficient number of votes and influence the fact that their constant opposition to the transfer of the package almost guarantees that it will not pass in its current form.
Still, both Johnson and Trump hoped Wednesday that they could force the chamber bill before members go out on the holiday weekend.
“There is a chance to vote,” said Johnson at the beginning of the day.
Trump predicted greater confidence, saying that he “very well” felt on the account during short comments to reporters in the White House.
“We are doing really well, it is very close,” said Trump about the act before meeting the President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa.
Before the tax package is able to vote for the floor of the Chamber, Republicans in the Commission of Rules must vote for adopting a specific list of provisions that will rule the debate about the act before the actual vote.
The bill is aimed at providing key promises of the Trump campaign and includes provisions regarding constant reduction of Trump taxes in 2017, raising a salt hat and eliminate taxes on tips.
AND New analysis Based on the impartial Congress Budget Office, it is estimated that “general resources will fall for households in the lowest decile (tenth) of income distribution, while resources would increase for households in the highest decile.”
Trump visited the US Capitol on Tuesday to personally tell the law, Issuing a sharp warning to the republican room so that not “f — nearby Medicaid. “
Some Republicans of the Chamber want to cuts in the mass healthcare insurance program Medicaid, which includes primarily low -income people.
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