Trump’s big bill has history: From the political desk

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This is the “big and beautiful” version of today’s newsletter, breaking down the political influence of President Donald Trump and the GOP, the historical background, and the next steps of the GOP, after the House passed the party’s swept domestic policy package.

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– Adam Walner

Trump has history on his side with his “big and beautiful bill.”

Jonathan Allen

The measure faces more hurdles in the Senate after the House passed the bill on President Donald Trump’s agenda in one vote early Thursday morning.

But don’t bet that it will become law.

Even when other items fall on the roadside, there is a long history of presidents welcoming Congress to deliver their top priorities. That’s especially true when the president’s party controls both rooms, as is the case with Trump’s GOP now. Because of Congressional rules, the so-called budget adjustment bill only requires a simple majority to pass the Senate, just as Trump is about to reach his desk.

So Trump was wise to roll in a series of key proposals into a single bill that covers many of his agendas on taxes, immigration and more.

Even for Republicans who are not in love with any clause, it is politically dangerous to get in the way of the president of their own party. When the push sticks out, few are willing to alienate basic voters to kill the newly elected president’s plan. And if Trump loses the fight, he will make sure GOP voters see which lawmakers betray him.

Ultimately, there may be political shortcomings for the broader electors and Republicans who stick to Trump, but there is no benefit to turning him into an enemy in a primary or general election. Republicans cannot beat swing states or districts if the GOP base doesn’t come out for them. Trump may be more openly evident than the latest president, but similar dynamics are always playing around with.

In 1993, President Bill Clinton and the democratically-led Congress prioritized his economic recovery package. He passed the budget plan and the Hirarikea fell apart.

In June 2001, President George W. Bush had a Republican assembly behind him and enacted a massive tax cut of bipartisan votes in the House and Senate.

President Barack Obama’s stimulus law passed through Congress in February 2009 – along with Democrats who control both rooms, and months after intense debate, he was able to sign the Affordable Care Act in March 2010.

Without a doubt, the big exception came in the decisive vote by Sen at the time, when the Senate was the Senate, Trump’s first term. John McCain, R-Ariz. – Killed push to abolish Obamacare. But Trump has obtained the Signature Tax Act from the Republican-led Congress.

In 2021, the democratically-led Congress quickly sent a pandemic recovery bill to President Joe Biden’s desk at the beginning of his term. The rest of his “Build Back Better” plan had to be snags, reorganized and slimmer to cross the finish line.

Some Republicans may distance themselves from Trump’s agenda as midterm elections approach, but the day hasn’t arrived yet. And Smart Money has finally signed him to the law on his “big, beautiful bill.”

How Trump’s agenda bill will shape the next election

Ben Camizar and Alexandra Marquez

Republican Megaville is now set to play a major role in shaping the fight over who will control the house after the next election.

After the GOP won the smallest home majority in almost 100 years in the last election, Democrats will need a net profit of three seats next year. And they’ve already begun peeking out the airwaves with attacks that denounce the GOP for cutting Medicaid and prioritizing the wealthiest Americans.

But Republicans are betting that the measure will retain the key to prove to voters why they should give them a two more year of unified control of Washington, as opposed to the midterm repulsion that hits the president’s party. The GOP is looking at a bill that could stimulate Trump supporters by enacting his agenda and providing some concrete wins to major swing state lawmakers on the campaign trail.

“The American people gave us a delegation in November. They sent a message by vote. They empowered this side of the aisle.

House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (DN.Y.) rang another note.

For more information, please read about the interim politics of the bill →

Exiles: Only two House members, Kentucky safe seat officers, safe seat officers and Ohio’s Thomas Massey, joined all Democrats opposed the bill, saying it would inflate the US deficit even further.

Davidson’s opposition came as a last minute surprise, but Massey had long revealed where he was standing on legislation.

As Ben Kamizar and Scott Brand write, Massey is one of the rare Republicans who have been at odds with Trump many times but have lived to tell stories. The question is whether tensions will evaporate just as well as before, or whether Trump actually took the step in 2026 to support a major challenger against him.

Before Thursday’s vote, Trump blasted Massie as an “ancestor” “should vote outside the workplace.”

“It’s a step,” Massey said of the Trump threat. “In 2020, he wanted me to abandon the GOP, so wouldn’t it be so bad to lose my seat that I was dumped?”

“I think that’s an exaggeration to him. I’m not worried about it,” Massey continued.

Read more about Massie→

➡️Explanation: Here’s what you’ll find among the vast Trump Agenda Bill House Republican Republicans by Sahil Kapoor and Scott Wong

mailbag: GOP’s megaville moves to the Senate

Thank you to everyone who emailed us! Here are some reader questions this week:

“Will the spending bill pass the Senate? How many people do you oppose it?”

At this point, one thing becomes clear. This was removed from the House passing of a massive bill on Trump’s agenda. As is written now, the Senate will not pass it.

For weeks, GOP Senators have outlined various concerns about measurements compiled by House colleagues. That list includes impact on the US deficit, levels of Medicaid reductions, rollbacks of clean energy tax credits, and state and local tax credit limits.

It is the job of Senate majority John Tune to overcome all these issues in the coming weeks. He can afford to lose three Republican votes on the Senator’s floor. And he has already lost Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky. Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson even said he even wanted to split the drastic law into two parts.

But as Jonathan Allen writes above, when the push sticks out, skeptical Senate Republicans may find it difficult to get in the way of the president and his agenda.

Another complicated factor is that any changes the Senate made to the package must return to the house before GOP lawmakers can send the bill to Trump’s desk, which they hope to make by July 4th.

– Adam Walner

For now, it’s all from the political desk. Today’s newsletter was compiled by Adam Wollner and Ben Kamisar.

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