{"id":2437708,"date":"2025-05-21T23:15:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T03:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-aghast-at-last-minute-change-of-maga-accounts-to-trump-accounts-in-tax-bill-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T23:16:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T03:16:19","slug":"democrats-aghast-at-last-minute-change-of-maga-accounts-to-trump-accounts-in-tax-bill-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-aghast-at-last-minute-change-of-maga-accounts-to-trump-accounts-in-tax-bill-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats aghast at last-minute change of \u2018MAGA\u2019 accounts to \u2018Trump\u2019 accounts in tax bill &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-aghast-at-last-minute-change-of-maga-accounts-to-trump-accounts-in-tax-bill-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2437708&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the backlash from Democrats regarding last-minute amendments made to a GOP-led tax bill,referred to as the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-suggests-trump-doing-johnsons-job-as-speaker\/\" title=\"McCarthy suggests Trump doing Johnson\u2019s job as speaker\">big stunning bill<\/a>.&#8221; according to the amendments, the term &#8220;MAGA savings accounts&#8221; for children has been changed to &#8220;Trump accounts,&#8221; along with other notable alterations such as the removal of a requirement for federal registration of firearm suppressors and the proposal to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-beautiful-bill-hangs-in-balance-as-house-alterations-made-public-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"\u2018Big beautiful bill\u2019 hangs in balance as ... - Washington Examiner\">sell federal lands<\/a> in Nevada and Utah. Democrats expressed confusion and frustration over these changes, particularly the renaming of the savings accounts, which thay deemed needless and indicative of the bill&#8217;s priorities. The article notes that the debate on the bill has been extensive, with many Democrats proposing amendments as discussions continue in the House rules Committee.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats aghast at last-minute change of &lsquo;MAGA&rsquo; accounts to &lsquo;Trump&rsquo; accounts in tax bill<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2127984\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats<\/a> called out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3419113\/big-beautiful-bill-house-alterations-made-public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">last-minute changes<\/a> on the GOP-led &ldquo;big beautiful&rdquo; budget bill, some of which baffled lawmakers on the House Rules Committee.<\/p>\n<p>The manager&rsquo;s amendment allows for alterations to the bill, and Republicans used it to strike language to sell federal lands in Nevada and Utah, change &ldquo;MAGA&rdquo; savings accounts for children to &ldquo;Trump&rdquo; accounts, and remove a federal requirement that firearm suppressors must be registered.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3418056\/trump-big-beautiful-bill-clears-house-rules-committee-gop\/\">Trump&rsquo;s &#8216;big, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >beautiful bill&#8217; heads<\/a> for the House floor after clearing &#8216;DC after dark&#8217; hearing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3419113\/big-beautiful-bill-house-alterations-made-public\/\">&lsquo;Big beautiful bill&rsquo; hangs in balance as House alterations made public<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3418889\/republicans-advance-bill-block-noncitizens-voting-dc-elections\/\">Republicans advance bill to block noncitizens from voting in DC elections<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Democrats were particularly vexed by the &ldquo;MAGA&rdquo; savings account change and initially expressed confusion as to what the change entailed. &ldquo;What does it mean to strike MAGA and insert Trump? What&rsquo;s that about?&rdquo; Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) said in the Rules Committee meeting before Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) elaborated.<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;MAGA&rdquo; in &ldquo;MAGA Account&rdquo; stands for &ldquo;money account for growth and advancement,&rdquo; the amendment language read, not &ldquo;Make America Great Again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Things are getting a bit strange here. Republicans have added a change to rename the MAGA savings account for babies to the Trump trust account <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jqsqgqw8WZ\">pic.twitter.com\/jqsqgqw8WZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/1925358625322934788?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You all would be screaming bloody murder if we named savings accounts after Barack Obama,&rdquo; Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO) said. &ldquo;Why don&rsquo;t we call it the Trump Diaper Savings? It could be TDS, because I think the only way you end up with a stupid name like this is if you have TDS,&rdquo; Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) joked.<\/p>\n<p>Other Democrats were harsher in their assessment of the changes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Latest changes to the Tax Scam? 5 full pages dedicated to changing the names of different savings accounts and programs from MAGA to Trump&hellip; a pointless adjustment and a clear reminder to everyone of the real priorities of this bill,&rdquo; Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepSuhas\/status\/1925365407348650311\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3419113\/big-beautiful-bill-house-alterations-made-public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&lsquo;BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL&rsquo; HANGS IN BALANCE AS HOUSE ALTERATIONS MADE PUBLIC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Rules Committee has been debating the bill for nearly 20 hours as Democrats offer up hundreds of amendments on legislation that includes over $1.5 trillion in cuts to offset extending Trump&rsquo;s 2017 tax breaks. 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