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President Donald Trump celebrated the House of Representatives passing his “big, beautiful” bill on Thursday to fund his America First agenda.
The president shared his support in a post to his Truth Social account on Thursday.
“Congratulations to the House on the passage of a Bill that sets the stage for one of the Greatest and Most Important Signings in the History of our Country,” he wrote.
“Among many other things, it will be the Largest Tax and Regulation Cuts ever even contemplated. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” he added.
The budget resolution passed Thursday by a slim 216 to 214 margin, with two Republicans joining Democrats in opposing the measure. Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., voted against the Trump-supported effort.
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune held a press conference on Thursday morning to share that they had the votes to move forward.
“I’m happy to tell you that this morning, I believe we have the votes to finally adopt the budget resolution so we can move forward on President Trump’s very important agenda for the American people,” Johnson said. “Our first big, beautiful reconciliation package here, involves a number of commitments. And one of those is that we are committed to finding at least $1.5 trillion in savings for the American people, while also preserving our essential programs.”
Thune added, “We are aligned with the House in terms of what their budget resolution outlined in terms of savings. The speaker has talked about $1.5 trillion. We have a lot of United States senators who believe in that as a minimum.”
Congressional Republicans are pursuing a sweeping conservative policy agenda using the budget reconciliation process, which enables them to bypass the Senate’s typical 60-vote threshold and advance legislation with a simple majority of 51 votes.
The current effort focuses on securing additional funding for border enforcement, national defense, and raising the debt ceiling. At the same time, Republicans aim to scale back spending on environmental initiatives from the Biden administration and potentially reduce other federal programs.
GOP lawmakers are also pushing to renew key elements of former President Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act before they expire at the end of the year. Other plans include preparing to allocate resources to support Trump’s proposed tax exemptions for tips and overtime income.