{"id":2455000,"date":"2025-07-02T21:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T01:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-invokes-john-mccain-in-plea-for-republicans-to-defect-on-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T21:04:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T01:04:38","slug":"jeffries-invokes-john-mccain-in-plea-for-republicans-to-defect-on-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-invokes-john-mccain-in-plea-for-republicans-to-defect-on-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeffries invokes John McCain in plea for Republicans to defect on Trump\u2019s \u2018big, beautiful bill\u2019 &#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\">36<\/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%2Fjeffries-invokes-john-mccain-in-plea-for-republicans-to-defect-on-trumps-big-beautiful-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=2455000&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>In a recent appeal, House Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) invoked the late Senator John McCain&#8217;s courageous decision to vote against the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as he urged House Republicans to support the One Big Stunning Bill Act. Jeffries emphasized that it would take just four Republicans to join democrats to block the legislation, which he criticized for possibly stripping away Medicaid benefits and hurting vulnerable populations, such as children, veterans, and seniors. He condemned the bill as &#8220;unconscionable,&#8221; asserting that it prioritizes tax breaks for billionaires over the welfare of American citizens.Despite resistance from several GOP members, the bill&#8217;s future remains uncertain as it returns to the House after a Senate vote.Jeffries&#8217; comments reflect broader concerns about the implications of the legislation for healthcare and the national deficit, with some Republicans expressing a desire for significant changes before they can support it.  <\/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\">Jeffries invokes John McCain in plea for Republicans to defect on Trump&rsquo;s &lsquo;big, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-fights-to-keep-trumps-ear-as-house-agenda-stalls-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Mike Johnson fights to keep ...\u2019s ear as ... agenda stalls - Washington Examiner\">beautiful bill&#038;rsquo<\/a>;<\/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_2164536\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-minority-leader\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House Minority Leader<\/a> Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) tried to appeal to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3460646\/who-are-the-big-beautiful-bill-gop-holdouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House Republicans<\/a> who were hesitant to vote for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act by invoking the late <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-mccain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sen. John McCain&rsquo;s<\/a> vote against repealing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/affordable-care-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Affordable Care Act.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Arizona Republican, who died in 2018, famously voted against his party in a shocking move that kept the ACA from being repealed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3461494\/salt-caucus-likely-to-keep-gains-despite-leaving-sour-taste-in-freedom-caucus-mouths\/\">SALT caucus likely to keep gains despite leaving sour taste in Freedom Caucus mouths<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3461279\/arizona-lawmakers-call-to-kill-trump-tomato-tariffs-mexico\/\">Rotten tomatoes: Arizona lawmakers call on Trump to kill key tariff on Mexico<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3461343\/one-big-beautiful-bill-act-house-stalled-amendment-vote-as-leadership-persuades-holdouts\/\">&#8216;Big, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >beautiful bill&#8217; stalls<\/a> in House as leadership works to persuade holdouts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;All we need are four Republicans to join us in support of their constituents, have John McCain-level courage and stand up in defense of the healthcare of the American people,&rdquo; Jeffries said before blasting the bill for stripping Medicaid benefits.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What type of party would bring a bill to the House floor that rips away Medicaid from those in need? What kind of party would bring a bill to the House floor that literally robs food from the mouths of children, veterans, and seniors? And all of this is being done to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-says-republican-civil-war-is-brewing-as-senate-debates-reconciliation-bill-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... says \u2018Republican civil war\u2019 is brewing as ... debates reconciliation ... - Washington Examiner\">provide massive tax breaks<\/a> to their billionaire donors. It&rsquo;s unconscionable. It&rsquo;s unacceptable. It&rsquo;s un-American. And House Democrats are committing to you that we&rsquo;re gonna do everything in our power to stop it. And all we need are four Republicans. Just four to show John McCain-level courage. Just four. There are 220 of them,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Warren Davidson (R-OH) have signaled that they remain &ldquo;no&rdquo; votes on the bill, which is coming back to the House after Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Several other House Republicans, like Reps. Ralph Norman (R-SC) and Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), have indicated they&rsquo;ll vote &ldquo;no&rdquo; unless significant changes are made. If Norman and Stutzman join Massie and Davidson to vote &ldquo;no,&rdquo; the House would tie 216-216 on the bill, if all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democrats\">Democrats<\/a> vote against it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The changes the Senate made to the House passed Beautiful Bill, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-big-beautiful-bill-in-house-as-gop-looks-to-july-4-deadline\/\" title=\"...&#039;s &#039;..., beautiful ...&#039; in ... as GOP looks to July 4 deadline\">including unacceptable increases<\/a> to the national debt and the deficit, are going to make passage in the House difficult,&rdquo; Stutzman&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepStutzman\/status\/1940090232864444515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>, expressing his willingness to work past the July 4 deadline to make it acceptable. &ldquo;We cannot in good faith pass a bill through our chamber that hinges on cut corners and earmarks. The American people won&rsquo;t stand for it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3460646\/who-are-the-big-beautiful-bill-gop-holdouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THE HOUSE REPUBLICANS WHO COULD DEFECT TO SINK TRUMP&rsquo;S &lsquo;BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Democrats allege the bill, which would pass many items on Trump&rsquo;s agenda, will strip Medicaid benefits away from citizens. Republicans have said the bill will kick illegal immigrants off the plan.<\/p>\n<p>McCain voted against repealing the ACA in 2017 because there was no viable alternative, even though he opposed the plan. &ldquo;While the amendment would have repealed some of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/obamacare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" Obamacare\"> Obamacare<\/a>&lsquo;s most burdensome regulations, it offered no replacement to actually reform our healthcare system and deliver affordable, quality healthcare to our citizens,&rdquo; he said then.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2164536\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2164536\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeffries calls on Republicans to show McCain-like courage against Trump&#8217;s bill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2455001,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jeffries-mccain-bbb.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50470,40033,3756,3634],"class_list":["post-2455000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-jeffries-2","tag-john-mccain","tag-republicans","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jeffries-mccain-bbb.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2455000"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2455004,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455000\/revisions\/2455004"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2455001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2455000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2455000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2455000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}