Mike Johnson Highlights Progress While Megabill Vote Is Delayed
House Speaker Optimistic About Trump’s Bill Progress House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed a sense of “further momentum” for advancing President Donald Trump’s key legislation on Wednesday evening. Johnson initiated a series of votes to push forward the president’s ambitious bill earlier that day, although procedural votes dragged on for over three hours as House GOP […]
House Republicans face challenges in pushing megabill due to Freedom Caucus opposition
WASHINGTON – Republican efforts in the U.S. to pass what they’ve called a “big, beautiful bill” faced significant challenges on Wednesday. Originally, the House planned to vote on rules that would enable discussions on tax credits and spending cuts. However, that vote was postponed indefinitely after the GOP leader needed a second vote to gather […]
House Hardliners Quickly Dismiss Senate’s Version Of Megabill
Conservative Republicans in the House are expressing skepticism about the fate of President Trump’s ambitious bill after it passed in the Senate on Tuesday morning. Right away, some House conservatives voiced their disapproval of tax and immigration proposals that were adjusted by the Senate before reaching the House. They pointed to the accelerated end of […]
Chip Roy Discusses His Opposition to the Senate-Approved Version of Trump’s Megabill
Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy Opposes Trump’s “Big and Beautiful Bill” On Tuesday, Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy expressed his inability to support President Donald Trump’s proposed legislation, which he described as “big and beautiful.” During an appearance on “The Jesse Kelly Show,” Roy highlighted concerns that the current version of the bill would exacerbate […]
Senate fails to gather sufficient votes to approve GOP megabill after late-night discussion
Senate Republicans Face Challenges Over Legislative Votes WASHINGTON – On Tuesday morning, Senate Republicans found themselves in a bit of a stalemate. Party leadership was struggling to secure the necessary votes for the so-called “big and beautiful bill” after more than a day of relentless debate. Key votes seem to hinge on Maine Senator Susan […]
Gun silencer, school voucher provisions dropped from GOP mega-bill in the US Senate
US Capitol Building in Washington, DC on May 7, 2025 (Photo: Jennifer Shutt/State Newsroom) WASHINGTON – Republicans cannot exempt gun silencers, short circuit rifles and short barrel shotguns as they are classified as firearms under the 1930s federal gun control law, according to the Senator’s latest ruling on the “big beautiful bill.” A provision that […]
US Senate GOP mega-bill suffers major blow with ruling on Medicaid cuts
US Senate majority leader John Tune (Rs.D.) to the left, R-Idaho Sen. Mike Krapo will speak to a reporter outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C. after a meeting with President Donald Trump on June 4, 2025. (Photo: Anna Money Maker/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans suffered a serious setback […]
Radiation exposure fund backed by Missouri’s Hawley included in U.S. Senate mega-bill
Senator Josh Hawley, R-Mo. , at the US Capitol on November 20, 2024 (Photo Somodevilla/Getty Images) WASHINGTON – Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley praised the addition of radiation exposure compensation funds to the Senate version of the “one big beautiful” budget adjustment bill, which costs more and reduces tax cuts and funds from the Social Safety […]
GOP leaders in US Senate struggle to redo mega-bill by July Fourth deadline
Louisiana House Speaker Mike Johnson will speak to reporters about the Republican budget settlement package at his weekly press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (Photo: Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Republicans scramble Tuesday to reconstruct some proposals with a “big beautiful bill” that doesn’t meet the strict Chamber […]
US Senate mega-bill drops requirement states help pay for SNAP program
On April 14, 2012, at the farm market in St. Petersburg, Florida, SNAP winners were able to use electronic benefits transfer cards for food. (Photo by Lance Chong/USDA). WASHINGTON – US Senate Democrats have managed to eliminate more than a dozen policy changes from the Republican “big, beautiful bill.” The deleted language It would have […]
