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President Donald Trump met with GOP House members on Tuesday to unite party lawmakers around his “one, big, beautiful bill.”
Trump noted in a Truth Social post that the effort to pass a budget resolution includes up to $1 trillion in reductions.
“I had a very good meeting today with the Speaker of the House and some of our more Conservative Members, all great people. I let them know that, I AM FOR MAJOR SPENDING CUTS! WE ARE GOING TO DO REDUCTIONS, hopefully in excess of $1 Trillion Dollars, all of which will go into ‘The One, Big, Beautiful Bill,’” the president wrote.
“I, along with House Members and Senators, will be pushing very hard to get these large scale Spending Cuts done, but we must get the Bill approved NOW. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” he added.
Republicans, holding power in both the White House and Congress, are pushing to advance Trump’s flagship domestic policy bill. They aim to prevent the expiration of roughly $4.5 trillion in tax cuts enacted during his first term.
House Republicans are insisting on up to $2 trillion in budget reductions over the next decade to help offset the cost, a demand that Senate Republicans, who worked late into Saturday morning to pass their version, are wary of embracing. With Democrats firmly opposed to the plan, Republicans are struggling to finalize a version that can unify their party.
Trump also addressed the issue on Monday in another Truth Social post after the Senate passed its version of the resolution.
“The Budget Plan just passed by the United States Senate has my Complete and Total Endorsement and Support. All of the elements we need to secure the Border, enact Historic Spending Cuts, and make Tax Cuts PERMANENT, and much more, are strongly covered and represented in the Bill,” he wrote.
“Thank you to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, and House Speaker Mike Johnson for their hard work and attention to detail. There is no better time than now to get this Deal DONE! The House, the Senate, and our Great Administration, are going to work tirelessly on creating ‘THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL,’ an appropriate name if Congress so likes. Everyone is going to be happy with the result,” he stated.