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House Passes Trump’s Megabill in GOP Triumph

Democrats’ leader Hakeem Jeffries decries bill in record-long floor speech

The legislation funds President Trump’s priorities, including tax cuts and border policies, but faced criticism over spending and Medicaid cuts. Photo: Alex Wroblewski/AFP/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—The House narrowly passed Republicans’ sprawling tax-and-spending bill, delivering a major second-term victory for President Trump and again demonstrating his power to keep GOP lawmakers in line. 

The 218-214 vote Thursday sends the measure to Trump’s desk, ahead of the July 4 target he set for Congress to finish the legislation that cuts taxes, boosts border security and lowers social safety-net spending. Trump and GOP leaders muscled the bill through the House after an all-night session, despite many lawmakers’ misgivings about the version the Senate passed 51-50 earlier this week.

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