{"id":2455398,"date":"2025-07-03T16:21:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T20:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-house-casts-final-vote-on-big-beautiful-bill\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T16:22:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T20:22:28","slug":"breaking-house-casts-final-vote-on-big-beautiful-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-house-casts-final-vote-on-big-beautiful-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: House Casts Final Vote on &#8216;Big Beautiful Bill&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fbreaking-house-casts-final-vote-on-big-beautiful-bill%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=2455398&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>On Thursday, the House of Representatives approved the &#8220;Big Gorgeous Bill&#8221; with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-boots-anti-semitic-democrat-ilhan-omar-from-foreign-affairs-committee\/\" title=\"Congress Boots Anti-Semitic Democrat Ilhan Omar From Foreign Affairs Committee\">narrow vote<\/a> of 218-214, aiming to meet President Trump&#8217;s goal of delivering the bill by Independence Day. This <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >legislative effort faced bipartisan challenges<\/a>, with all Democrats opposing it and some Republicans, like Thomas massie and Brian Fitzpatrick, voting against it as well. After a series of intense negotiations, the bill was passed thru the Senate with amendments and later returned to the House, where House Speaker Mike Johnson emphasized the importance of patience in addressing various concerns from lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>The bill, which extends Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-measure-calls-out-pharmaceutical-industrys-reliance-on-china\/\" title=\"Congressional Measure Calls Out Pharmaceutical Industry\u2019s Reliance on China\">2017 tax cuts<\/a>, eliminates taxes on tips and overtime, while also increasing spending on immigration enforcement and defense. Despite initial opposition from some Republicans, the measure eventually gained support as representatives acknowledged its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-spends-30-million-to-hire-firm-and-relocate-immigrants-to-permanent-camps\/\" title=\"Chicago allocates M to hire firm and relocate immigrants to permanent camps.\">potential positive impacts<\/a>. Trump&#8217;s social media messages criticized any hesitations among Republicans and urged them to support the bill, framing it as crucial for their political future.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The House on Thursday gave final congressional approval to the &ldquo;Big Beautiful Bill&rdquo; to meet President Donald Trump&rsquo;s goal of having the bill to him by Independence Day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The vote was 218-214, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/trump-administration\/live-blog\/trump-big-beautiful-bill-house-taxes-immigration-live-updates-rcna215842\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> reported. Republican Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania voted against.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Democrats have been a bloc of opposition votes from the first, but Republican moderates and conservatives have staged a tug-of-war over spending and cuts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dueling was so intense that the bill passed the House by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-passes-big-beautiful-bill-narrowest-margins-several-republicans-oppose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one vote<\/a> its first time around. Vice President J.D. Vance also issued the tie-breaking vote required to get a much-amended version of the bill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-senate-votes-big-beautiful-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">through the Senate<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The changes needed to clear the Senate were greeted with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/multiple-house-republicans-oppose-senates-unacceptable-changes-big-beautiful-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dismay<\/a> and disdain by the House, to the extent that it was after 3 a.m. Thursday before the final procedural barrier was cleared to bring the bill to the floor of the House.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">House Speaker Mike Johnson said patience was the key, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/trump-pushes-republicans-to-pass-stalled-megabill-dc84b7fc?st=2ZX1hv&amp;reflink=desktopweb_permalink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;There was just a lot of patience and listening to everyone&rsquo;s concerns and making sure that their concerns were addressed,&rdquo; Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Republican Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina embodied the journey from &ldquo;no&rdquo; to &ldquo;yes&rdquo; that was traveled by many Republicans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The House Freedom Caucus member opposed the bill Wednesday morning, calling it a&rdquo; nonstarter.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was supporting it by the end of the day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;We found out things that were going to happen, which will affect the whole country in a good way,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patience was part of the formula House leaders used to push the bill through its final procedural barrier, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-announces-new-trade-deal-will-enormous-china-implications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> was also pushing in the form of  messages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Largest Tax Cuts in History and a Booming Economy vs. Biggest Tax Increase in History, and a Failed Economy. What are the Republicans waiting for??? What are you trying to prove??? MAGA IS NOT HAPPY, AND IT&rsquo;S COSTING YOU VOTES!!!&rdquo; Trump posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114787348610777027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>  shortly after midnight Thursday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Donald J. Trump  07.03.25 12:12 AM EST <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f6jk9Ra4dT\">pic.twitter.com\/f6jk9Ra4dT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From  (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/1940631104429412503?\">July 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;FOR REPUBLICANS, THIS SHOULD BE AN EASY YES VOTE. RIDICULOUS!!!&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114787479659702125\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> as 1 a.m. loomed.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/07\/03\/nx-s1-5455069\/house-republicans-obbb-big-beautiful-bill-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR<\/a>, the bill extends Trump&rsquo;s 2017 tax cuts. The bill also ends taxes on tips and overtime.<\/p>\n<p>On the spending side of the ledger, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-so-called-inflation-reduction-act-does-nothing-manchin-claims-it-does\/\" title=\"The So-Called &quot;Inflation Reduction Act&quot; Does Nothing Manchin Claims It Does\">bill increases spending<\/a> on immigration enforcement and defense.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to NBC News, Republican Representatives Thomas Massie from Kentucky and Brian Fitzpatrick from Pennsylvania opposed the bill. Democrats consistently voted against it, while Republican moderates and conservatives engaged in a struggle over spending and cuts. The bill initially passed by just one vote. Vice President J.D. Vance cast the tie-breaking vote for an amended version in the Senate on Tuesday, which faced criticism from the House due to significant changes that delayed proceedings until after 3 a.m. on Thursday before overcoming final procedural hurdles.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson emphasized patience in addressing concerns during discussions about the bill&#8217;s passage. Representative Ralph Norman of South Carolina shifted his stance from opposing to supporting it within a day after recognizing its potential positive impact on the country. Meanwhile, Trump urged Republicans via social media to support the bill, highlighting its tax cuts and economic implications while criticizing any hesitation as detrimental to their voter base.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation extends Trump&#8217;s 2017 tax cuts and eliminates taxes on tips and overtime while increasing funding for immigration enforcement and defense initiatives<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2455399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mike-Johnson.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[55268,32327,32450,4762],"class_list":["post-2455398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-big-beautiful-bill","tag-breaking-news","tag-house-vote","tag-legislation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mike-Johnson.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455398","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=2455398"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2455402,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455398\/revisions\/2455402"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2455399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2455398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2455398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2455398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}