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Donald TrumpAl Drago/Bloomberg President Donald Trump called on members of his party to unite behind his economic agenda in Congress, putting pressure on factions of lawmakers who are calling for last-minute changes to the legislation to drop their demands.”We don’t need ‘GRANDSTANDERS’ in the Republican Party,” Trump said in a social media post on Friday. “STOP TALKING, AND GET IT DONE! It is time to fix the MESS that Biden and the Democrats gave us. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”Trump sent the post from Air Force One after departing the Middle East as the House Budget Committee…

The White House on Friday touted a Republican-backed tax bill as delivering “PERMANENT tax cuts and bigger paychecks.” Yet experts say the legislation would disproportionately benefit the highest income earners, while offering far more modest gains to Americans lower down the ladder.If the bill is passed, households with more than $1 million in annual income would see their after-tax earnings rise by 4.3%, according to a new analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), a public policy think tank. The lowest-earning 20% of Americans would receive the smallest boost — their after-tax incomes would rise 0.6%, or…

Why some conservatives voted against Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” – CBS News Watch CBS News The fate of President Trump’s budget bill is in jeopardy. The bill failed to pass a key congressional committee. Several hardline conservatives say it doesn’t make deep enough cuts to federal spending. CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

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Will Republicans come together and pass Trump’s budget? Former GOP Rep. Kevin Brady weighs in – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump may have his budget plan, but he’s got to get House Republicans in lockstep after Friday’s failed committee vote. Former Republican Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas, ex-chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, joins “America Decides” to discuss what it’ll take to get the conference on board and more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

A key House committee on Friday failed to advance House Republicans’ massive tax-and-spending bill after hard-line conservatives bucked President Donald Trump and blocked the bill over cost concerns.The House Budget Committee rejected the bill 21-16, with Republican Reps. Chip Roy, Ralph Norman, Josh Brecheen, and Andrew Clyde joining Democrats to vote against it. The four hardliners demanded deeper cuts to Medicaid and other government programs.It’s incredibly rare for bills to fail at this step in the process, with the committee vote typically serving as a rubber-stamp to the bill before it moves to the House floor.  Rep. Chip RoyStefani Reynolds/Photographer:…