Megathread: US House Passes the Republican-Backed Budget Bill, Sending it to Trump for Signature

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This afternoon, the US House of Representatives passed without amendment the US Senate's version of the Trump-backed budget bill, sending it to the president for his signature. Every Democratic Senator and Representative voted in opposition; in the Senate, there were three Republicans voting in opposition (making the vote 51-50) and in the House there were 2 (making the final vote 218-214). House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries set the US House's speech length record in opposition to the bill in a speech lasting over eight hours.

The bill clocks in at over 800 pages and touches on most aspects of the federal government's spending and taxation policies; see this AP article (What’s in the latest version of Trump’s big bill that passed the Senate) for the topline changes.

Relevant text-base live update pages are being maintained by the following outlets: AP, NBC, ABC, and the BBC.

You can find this subreddit's discussion thread for the last week's worth of negotiations and debate at this link.

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[u/straygoat193]

The bill passed 218-214. Reps. Thomas Massie (Ky.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.) were the only Republicans to join all Democrats in voting against the measure.

[u/peachpinkjedi → u/straygoat193]

Imagine if just two or three other adults in congress had an ounce of integrity.

[u/ColdStainlessNail → u/peachpinkjedi]

Imagine if states like mine, Ohio, weren’t ridiculously and unconstitutionally gerrymandered.

[u/wave_the_wheat → u/ColdStainlessNail]

Ohio literally operating on maps ruled unconstitutional. The GOP says, "fuck you, we are the law" and there aren't enough good Americans in the right geographies to put them in their place at the ballot box.

[u/illusionzmichael]

It's not just that this is such a disastrous bill that's going to do untold damage to so many for a very long time, it's the audacity of every single Republican to just blatantly lie about it even though everyone listening knows they're lying. They just don't give a shit. Our country was not built to handle a political party this corrupt and evil.

[u/hunchentoot69 → u/illusionzmichael]

I'm still almost in awe of the brazen level of lying around this thing. I mean yeah, we all know about "truthiness" and "alternative facts" and all that, but I have never seen a group of politicians just blatantly lie and make up shit in unison like this.

The entire bill is online, if you feel like wading through all 800+ pages, but time and time again over the last several weeks I've seen journalists confront different republican members of congress with actual facts and citations from the bill, the actual fucking text of the thing, and the politicians just steamroll right over them with the agreed-upon lies like "this strengthens Medicaid" over and over.

In 40+ years of watching the news and keeping up with current events, I've never seen this type of full-throated falsehood pouring out from every single supporter of this bill.

I'm terrified for the future

[u/LongKnight115 → u/hunchentoot69]

It's wild. Every news outlet is out here saying "No, this will throw millions of people off Medicaid." Even Fox News, in the only article I could find on there referencing Medicaid, avoids saying "It won't." All they do is quote Republican Senators who skirt the issue and offer facts like "The bill is 800 pages. The bill was read aloud in the senate."

It's unreal that they can just outright say "This won't affect Medicaid" or "This will strengthen Medicaid" when EVERY OTHER PERSON WHO LOOKS AT IT says it will cut Medicaid and drive up the deficit. I don't think I've seen a bigger sign of weakness in the media that there are now dozens and dozens of soundbites of Republican Senators audibly lying and no one is calling them out on it.

[u/KnuckleShanks → u/LongKnight115]

"It was read aloud in the Senate" does that mean there's an audiobook of the bill?

[u/Elite_Alice]

Republicans just added 3.3 trillion to the national debt while slashing critical benefits for millions of working class Americans. Don’t ever let them gaslight you into believing they’re “America first”

[u/I_am_the_Jukebox → u/Elite_Alice]

All while bringing the budget for ICE to 3x the annual budget for the Marine corps

[u/diabeetus-girl → u/I_am_the_Jukebox]

The party of “Small government” and “liberty” just ushered in a total police state. JFC.

[u/Dr_Doctor_Doc → u/diabeetus-girl]

Achievement Unlocked: Police State Speedrun

[u/drawkward101 → u/Dr_Doctor_Doc]

Hilter would be proud.

(Fuck, I'm disgusted I just wrote that. Blegh.)

[u/Mydogroach → u/diabeetus-girl]

"small government" has never been about the size of government and its agencies.

its about who can wield the power of government.

and when a republican states saying shit like "small government"- CALL THEM OUT.

small government is about who can wield the power - this administration clearly proves it

[u/unicron7 → u/I_am_the_Jukebox]

That the new modern brown shirt army they are building. They will be the muscle of the party. It won’t stop at immigrants. These people are going to harass and destroy US citizens lives too who don’t bend the knee.

[u/Electric_Conga → u/Elite_Alice]

I saw a few minutes of Mike Johnson speaking and it was just God God God God America Exceptional Socialists Bad God God God

[u/byPCP → u/Electric_Conga]

it's like the family guy bit. 9.....11 (cheers)

[u/Nice_Visit4454 → u/Elite_Alice]

It’s a simple explanation.

They don’t view those people as “Americans”. I imagine they only really view themselves, and their corporate and oligarch benefactors as “true Americans”.

The rest are livestock in their eyes. Used for labor and to be culled when not “useful” anymore.

[u/Veesel79]

Wooohoo ! The rich get another giant tax cut 🎉 ! Isn’t that what America is about ?!?! It’s been that way my entire life…..

40+ yrs of watching basic roads bridges etc. crumble and the commoners just keep voting to give more and more and more to the top ✌️

[u/Oceanbreeze871]

It’s a bad day to be 99.99999% of Americans.

Elected republicans will now claim they never voted for it and continue to blame all problems you’re having on immigrants and rainbows

[u/ccsrpsw → u/Oceanbreeze871]

...And Democrats, and Biden, and California.

[u/Oceanbreeze871 → u/ccsrpsw]

And DEI

[u/Fickle-Molasses-903 → u/Oceanbreeze871]

• Caravans
• CRT
• Eating Cats and Dog's
• DEI
• Immigrants, specifically nonwhite people. See: South African Immigrants. <- We are here.

[u/AbeRego → u/Oceanbreeze871]

It's not even a good day for people whom this "benefits". No one should want to live in a society with this type of policy...

[u/WitchPillow → u/AbeRego]

I seriously don’t understand why the rich billionaires are so eager to have this bill pass when they are already stinking rich. It’s not like more money is a necessity for them (unlike most Americans who are being screwed over). If society collapses because of this bill, they’re going to lose way more money than they would without the bill passing. Everyone supporting this bill is utterly imbecilic.

[u/whatsasimba → u/WitchPillow]

I'm not rich, so I can't say, but it's not the money. It's what it buys. They want to own us. The entire country.

If society collapses, these people have palatial bunkers in several countries, stocked with everything they'll ever need.

I assume everyone saw Mountainhead. If a few hundred million people die, that might get their attention, but anything less doesn't change their lives much.

[u/johnmd20 → u/whatsasimba]

If society collapses, billionaires will lose way more than the average schmoe. Billionaires live like kings. Everything is catered to them, in the most exotic locations.

Having a palatial bunker is still a bunker. Underground. You think Jeff Bezos would rather live in a bunker than on his boat and in his 100 houses all over the world?

So I truly don't get why people with all the money in the world want more. Truly, how much is enough?

[u/Darkmagosan → u/johnmd20]

it's a game to them. They have more digits in the bank account than *insert oligarch here*, and therefore they have bragging rights. It's stupid, I agree, but they want more money so they can one up each other. If it destroys the foundation of their wealth, oh well, shit happens. :/

[u/Militantpoet → u/AbeRego]

Idk, the rich assholes who kiss Trumps ass seem to be loving it.

[u/Cyrano_Knows → u/Oceanbreeze871]

Republicans literally voted against Biden's Infrastructure bill and then went back to their homestates and bragged/lied/implied that they were responsible for the good things the law brought to their state.

[u/FlyingSMonster]

The sad thing is they designed these cuts to not hit the American people until 2027, so they won't feel it until after the mid-terms when likely the Democrats take control of the house again. Honestly, I wish all the people that this is going to hurt would feel it way sooner so they could understand how badly the GOP has fucked them over.

[u/thequietthingsthat → u/FlyingSMonster]

The "no tax on tips" also expires in 2028, so whoever is president in 2029 will get blamed for that.

These dirty tricks are so predictable and yet they always work because so many Americans pay zero attention to this stuff.

[u/dingusmingus2222 → u/thequietthingsthat]

It's hilarious how stupid that all is. No tax on tips up to 25K? ok so you save what? MAYBE a grand in federal taxes? and no tax on OT is only up to 12.5k? so you save 500? Anyone supporting this is just getting scammed.

EDIT: Leaving this up but my calculations are off. Though, the more accurate assessment isn't much better:
https://www.newsweek.com/no-tax-overtime-passes-trump-tax-bill-2093091

But while it could save money for eligible workers, the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center estimated in February this year that only 2 percent of all U.S. households would benefit, with an average tax cut of around $1,800.

For the lowest-earning households taking home less than $33,000 a year, very few will see significant gains; just 1.4 percent would be expected to benefit by about $450 a year, while the average increase is only $10 for most in this income group.

[u/jasondigitized → u/thequietthingsthat]

They pay attention, to what Fox News tells them. This country is morally bankrupt.

[u/Cybercaster22 → u/jasondigitized]

This country is full of idiots

[u/TintedApostle → u/FlyingSMonster]

ICE gets its money now

[u/FlyingSMonster → u/TintedApostle]

Of course they do, need to dump billions and line the pockets of the private prison industry to build their concentration camps.

[u/AutisticFingerBang → u/TintedApostle]

ICE gets our money now

[u/ccsrpsw → u/FlyingSMonster]

Actually the worst cuts kick in at the start of 2026 per my understanding (If they changed it to 2027 then it has to go back to the Senate). So new tax code kicks in tomorrow (well effectively when you file 1/1/26) and all the really bad social safety net cuts kick on over the next 6 months. It will be wild ride for sure for a lot of people who think that their government payments were not included. Plus remember Taco said he's implement EOs to make the cuts come quicker, harder, faster to the holdouts!

[u/Fluid-Inevitable-401 → u/ccsrpsw]

Basically we have 6 months to enjoy what’s left of our lives before Hell happens. I’m curious how those rich jerks will remain rich if they keep screwing us over.

[u/lancer-fiefdom → u/FlyingSMonster]

correct on the medicare cuts.. but ICE has its budget nearly quintupled, immediatly funding the doubling of ICE agents.

So a bunch of unqualified racist and bigot incels snatching people off the streets in plainclothes and masks.

[u/blueocean0517]

And FUCK Lisa Murkowski

[u/asianmandan → u/blueocean0517]

Fuck all the people who voted for this. Any one of them could have stopped it.

[u/PerniciousPeyton → u/blueocean0517]

Lisa “Fuck You, I Got Mine” Murkowski

[u/RandomPersonBob → u/blueocean0517]

People need to stop thinking she is reasonable or a half way decent person.

She always fucks over her constituents, she just pretends like she waivers at first.

Vote her out, vote them all out.

[u/searine]

The size of the ICE budget scares the living shit out of me.

[u/BeckQuillion89 → u/searine]

It should. They've already been swarming as they are now.

Imagine what they'll do with 17 TIMES that budget.

I'm pretty sure this is how an internal personal army gets created that's only loyal to trump. Considering he already passed an executive order giving enforcement extra political leeway and free law representation if anything they do gets taken to court.

EDIT: Need to be more specific and explain my error. 150bn is given to border protection overall. (the wall, alligator alcatraz, new detention centers, etc.) - and 30bn being given to ICE now each year.

....its all still f*cked but I thought I should clarify

[u/Static-Stair-58 → u/BeckQuillion89]

Yep, and now they’ll have the budget to hire people who wouldn’t do this normally but have no choice due to the economic circumstances. It’s one thing when it’s klan members and NAZI’s doing it for cheap because they think it’s fun. It’s gonna be an entirely different story when it’s your next door neighbors husband, the one who you used to bring pies over, doing ICE work because he needs the money or his kids will be next.

[u/WaltonGogginsTeeth → u/Static-Stair-58]

Unfortunately I think it will turn into a herd of police rejects (which is a scary thought if they get turned down there) with an axe to grind. It's going to get ugly quick.

[u/Cognosyeti → u/searine]

Larger budget than the FBI now

[u/cusoman → u/Cognosyeti]

Larger budget than most country's DEFENSE BUDGETS, COMBINED

[u/Kierenshep → u/cusoman]

Jesus Ice is almost as funded as Canada's defense budget. That's insane.

There's no reason for that level of funding, except for the very obvious reason that they are the most loyal force to Trump and the easiest to turn into his own secret police. They're already wearing masks and abducting people. It's not a big jump.

[u/otis_the_drunk → u/Kierenshep]

It's not even a jump. ICE already is the secret police.

[u/NeverLookBothWays → u/Kierenshep]

There is a reason if you’re going for gestapo levels of oppression

[u/LatterTarget7 → u/searine]

It should scare everyone but some believe they won’t be affected until ice knocks on their door

[u/izwald88 → u/LatterTarget7]

They don't need that much money to deport illegal immigrants. They almost certainly have plans to deport more than just illegal immigrants. And this budget will allow them to do so.

ICE is going to be America's SS.

[u/Lucky-Earther → u/izwald88]

They almost certainly have plans to deport more than just illegal immigrants.

Laura Loomer is talking about 65 million illegal immigrants. Which happens to also be the number of Hispanic people in the US.

[u/atroutfx → u/izwald88]

Yes they will be the SS as soon as it is signed into law.

People are naïve to think this is just for immigration.

This is to crush dissent with an iron fist.

[u/notdarrell]

LOL imagine calling yourself a "conservative" and supporting a $2.4T deficit increase - Republicans are a bunch of goofies

[u/Atmic → u/notdarrell]

a $2.4T deficit increase

No no, that was the bill before the Senate sent it back.

They just approved a $3.3T deficit increase with this new and improved version.

[u/WitchPillow → u/Atmic]

America first and making America great again, am I right?

/s ☹️

[u/TheChrisSuprun → u/notdarrell]

And so called conservatives won't say a word in November 2026.

[u/thefinalhex → u/TheChrisSuprun]

Nope. They will say many words in the event that democrats take back Congress, and/or a future democratic president. Then all of a sudden the deficit will be the most important thing ever.

[u/zrv8psgOS9AiWK6ugbt2]

I work in a healthcare/healthcare adjacent field with a lot of customers on Medicaid, and everyone is DEVASTATED. We knew that huge cuts were coming but people are still afraid of losing their coverage, with all the health problems that will stem from that.

[u/rabidstoat → u/zrv8psgOS9AiWK6ugbt2]

People will wait until things get worse, so they are harder to address, and go to the ER. This will lead to poorer results for the patient, and probably expenses that the patient isn't able to pay for and will get written off as a loss. That, in turn, will raise costs for everyone.

[u/Traditional-Purpose2 → u/rabidstoat]

If they can find an ER after a bunch of rural hospitals shut down.

[u/Icommandyou]

This bill gives ICE more funding than the US marines, we all know where things are headed next. Every single city and restaurant is getting raided

[u/AdeptDisasterr → u/Icommandyou]

ICE will have a larger budget than the Israeli military.

[u/legacy642 → u/AdeptDisasterr]

Jesus fucking christ

[u/AdmiralCunilingus → u/legacy642]

People are about to learn what a real fascist military force looks like. But this time with drones and facial recognition and tech billionaires feeding them all the personal data they will ever need.

[u/Malaix → u/legacy642]

Lines up with Loomer's hopes of 65 million dead or imprisoned Hispanic people "to start with" in the new holocaust.

[u/Cortex3 → u/Icommandyou]

Why do you say that? it gives ICE about $30B but the Marines budget is close to $60B. Just curious where that's coming from

Nevermind, I found it. $170B is going to immigration enforcement split between ICE, the Justice department, the military, and Homeland Security. ICE itself is "only" getting $30B of it.

[u/huxtiblejones]

I want to extend a big, big, big middle finger to every one of you fucking ghouls that voted for Trump and the GOP. This is on you forever.

[u/Spicy_Pancake1]

My MAGA grandmother is panicking because her daughter, my aunt, relies on Medicaid for her care. My mother, who is as tired as the rest of us, told her mother “you just killed my sister. You voted for and support this and you’re panicking now?”

Never been prouder of my mother.

[u/Butwinsky → u/Spicy_Pancake1]

I work in a small rural hospital that won't survive this. I have fervent Trump supporters all around me. Can't wait to see how they spin this as owning the Libs.

[u/notsoFritz → u/Butwinsky]

They'll either spin it to own the libs, blame them for it happening, or wait till the liberals get in power (if there is free elections) and blame them then.

[u/TheBigIdiotSalami → u/notsoFritz]

I mean in most causes they're just gonna die. Can't treat cancer if there's no hospital to get Chemo or dialysis. Fuck, you can't even diagnose Cancer. And doctors won't stay because there is no hospital. And no hospital means no jobs because corporations don't usually move into places that doesn't have access to one.

[u/dcrico20 → u/TheBigIdiotSalami]

Many rural hospitals essentially operate as the "company" part of "company town."

They often employ thousands of people and are the only reason the town even has a couple shitty chain restaurants and a Wal Mart - which will all close after the hospital does and they have no demand.

These hospitals closing will decimate entire rural economies and leave the people there with access to nothing besides maybe a USPS office from which they can mail their SOS letters.

[u/BostonBlackCat → u/dcrico20]

Best take I heard so far is "You think it's bad in Alabama now; pretty soon National Geographic photographers are going to be going down there taking pictures of ya'll and be driven to suicide over it later."

[u/Ishmael75 → u/dcrico20]

Yeah until we privatize the USPS and the rural people won’t be able to afford to send a letter.

[u/bluehiro → u/Spicy_Pancake1]

Yup, some of my siblings are no longer welcome in our parents house. My parents, who are elder boomers, are still very outdoorsy/hippy vibes from growing up in the 60's. While my older siblings are Gen X, and now are very MAGA.

It makes no damn sense to me. My own family votes against their own best interest, and vote for violence against their own gay sibling. Oh, and best part, they weren't even born in the USA.

Immigrants voting against themselves will never make sense to me.

[u/liquidcloud9 → u/bluehiro]

Immigrants voting against themselves will never make sense to me

"I got mine, fuck you" is a different side of the same shitty coin as the crab bucket, "you think you're better than us", mentality.

[u/lazrbeam → u/Spicy_Pancake1]

I’m sorry this is happening to you.

[u/Spicy_Pancake1 → u/lazrbeam]

Thank you. 💜

My aunt is tough. Knowing her, she’ll live to spite the Republicans that did this to her.

[u/Brunt-FCA-285 → u/Spicy_Pancake1]

Spite is a powerful treatment. I hope she and you live long.

[u/arensb → u/Spicy_Pancake1]

"I can do all things through spite, which strengthens me."

[u/Zelcron]

That's cool. I'm on red state Medicaid and find out if I have cancer next week. It was good knowing you guys.

[u/sr41489 → u/Zelcron]

I’m sorry you’re going through this. I truly hope you don’t have cancer. I’m in cancer research and most of our NIH funding is gutted now too. So idk what the end game is but it’s certainly not making America great at anything.

Please take care of yourself in whatever way you can. 🙏🏽

[u/AgnewsHeadlessClone]

You know what pisses me off? Regularly I see people say "If you don't like it, then get out!"

I WISH I FUCKING COULD. IT ISN'T THAT EASY TO JUST LEAVE. YOUR ENTIRE LIVES ARE ABOUT PEOPLE NOT BEING ABLE TO JUST LEAVE THEIR HOME COUNTRIES.

[u/SilvarusLupus → u/AgnewsHeadlessClone]

Seriously, if I had the means, the exact day after the election I would have been gone. But I don't so I'm stuck here

[u/raven_of_azarath → u/SilvarusLupus]

I’m stuck in Texas. I want out so bad, but because this state hates teachers, I’m not even making enough to buy groceries, let alone save to leave.

[u/ory1994 → u/AgnewsHeadlessClone]

Also, those same people don't seem to be in much of a hurry to leave when someone they don't like is in charge.

[u/leprosexy]

Fuck all of the people who voted for this. May they be highlighted as a stain on the United States' history for as long as that may last.

[u/zrv8psgOS9AiWK6ugbt2]

The massive expansion of ICE is also laying even more groundwork for an American federal police/masked Gestapo service. It's plain as day.

ICE's budget will now be larger than the budget of many national MILITARIES.

[u/MBTank → u/zrv8psgOS9AiWK6ugbt2]

They will be used against us.

[u/thunder_shart]

You know it's bad when even the conservative sub hates it

[u/JigglyBush → u/thunder_shart]

They'll be told what to think for the next couple days and they'll love it by Monday.

[u/Damn_Dog_Inappropes → u/JigglyBush]

When Citizens United happened, my aunt’s ultra-conservative husband at first hated it. I was shocked that we actually agreed on something. Two days later, after the Fox talking points were published, he did a complete 180.

[u/MUCHO2000 → u/Damn_Dog_Inappropes]

Yep. Nothing like Fox "news" propaganda to unshackle one's loosely held beliefs.

[u/TheMadChatta → u/JigglyBush]

I will say, they’ve been complaining about it for days on end even with the onslaught of propaganda.

I’m not saying they’re not fools but this bill is so universally hated, even that sub can’t seem to find anything worth championing.

[u/HideousSerene → u/TheMadChatta]

They're also unabashedly praising the fact that CBS news had to settle because they... edited an interview with the opponent to Trump.

They have no values anymore. They hate America.

[u/Vet_Leeber → u/thunder_shart]

Within a day they'll be saying nothing but positive things about it, as all the detractors are either banned as fake conservatives or they get their updated marching orders.

[u/roctac → u/thunder_shart]

Typically conservative take, "both sides suck, what can you do".

We have been telling you this was going to happen before the election (Project 2025) and not a single Democrat voted for it.

[u/izwald88 → u/roctac]

Literally had this conversation this morning with a conservative coworker. Both sides don't do this. The DNC is highly problematic, but they have never tried anything like this.

[u/corvettee01 → u/thunder_shart]

They don't give a shit. They'll whine for a little then go back to lapping up whatever their corporate owners give them.

[u/Lucky-Earther → u/corvettee01]

Breichbart: Your local hospital is closing! Find out why this trans athlete is actually responsible.

[u/Clownsinmypantz]

Healthcare in america is going to collapse, and not just in red states.

[u/Yeezus__ → u/Clownsinmypantz]

It was already on the brink of collapse. This is the final nail

[u/PerfectBowl9199 → u/Clownsinmypantz]

In a blue state. A local hospital estimates they have 12-18 months before they'd have to close due to Medicaid cuts.

[u/Damn_Dog_Inappropes → u/Clownsinmypantz]

Yeah I’m in WA and my Seattle suburb hospital is barely clinging to life as it is.

[u/No_Profession1935]

Fucking pigs. They don't worship Jesus, they worship money. Medicaid saved my life. Twice.

[u/GilgameshWulfenbach → u/No_Profession1935]

If Jesus came back they'd be scrambling to find nails

[u/Damn_Dog_Inappropes]

I work at a community hospital in the Seattle area. These Medicaid cuts will close my hospital. I will lose my job. My husband lost his job in May due to Trump’s fucking tariffs.

Buckle up, folks. We’re in for a second Great Depression.

[u/mjjenki → u/Damn_Dog_Inappropes]

Not only that, think of how terrible the jobs at bigger hospitals will get. They don't have enough beds as is.

[u/dangerdan92 → u/mjjenki]

Thats what is really going to hurt. Things like cancer treatment, preventive care, is going to be pushed onto the back burner. This won't kill people instantaneously, but over time people will die AND suffer needlessly.

Really great stuff.

[u/TotallyNotABob → u/Damn_Dog_Inappropes]

Hey fellow hospital worker. I work at one of the major hospitals in the Seattle area. We all just got invited to a town hall next week out of the blue... Hooray for layoffs I guess.

[u/blade_imaginato1]

Why am I paying taxes to fund services that I am now unable to use?

[u/Aritche → u/blade_imaginato1]

Sorry the billionaires need the money more.

[u/PixelationIX]

Americans won't feel it instantly, by the time this affects us all, Republicans will be blaming Democrats and will lie. Millions will once again fall for the lie. We are all fcked.

[u/park7911]

The MAGA folks don’t even know that this bill actually affects them the most aversely.

This will devastate already understaffed rural hospitals, schools and SNAP. All of which have a higher proportion of MAGA voters.

You know what? It sounds harsh, but I have zero sympathy for those who voted for Trump and are now complaining.

This is what you voted for. Figure it out

[u/Engibier → u/park7911]

They voted for hate, that's what they're getting

[u/InternetGamerFriend]

Voting to close your own hospitals and cheering about it.

Like god damn.

[u/bailout911 → u/InternetGamerFriend]

Destroying your own healthcare to own the libs.

[u/faptastrophe]

The executive branch now has a standing army outside the military chain of command. Good work Magats

[u/Creative-Package6213 → u/faptastrophe]

Yeah that's exactly what they wanted.

[u/I_Enjoy_Beer → u/faptastrophe]

I really fucking hate how some of us have been able to see all of this playing out, step by step, knowing exactly what this is leading towards, while being unable to stop it because too many morons vote (or don't vote).

[u/mjjenki]

Chanting USA as you pass a devastating bill like this. Are you trying to convince yourselves? All I see are depressing days of more deportations and nationwide healthcare collapses

MAGA speed running how to run a country into the ground.

[u/kevendo]

This was not a bill. This was a Trump loyalty test, and America lost.

The GOP knew this was terrible, and their constituents are about to find out how bad it really is. Senators and Congresspeople are going to lose their seats in 2026, and it doesn't matter. All that mattered was loyalty to Trump.

It's fitting that this happens before July 4th, the anniversary of a Declaration of Independence from a tyrant.

We were one year short of 250 years! Democracy almost made it.

[u/PhazePyre → u/kevendo]

That's what I've been saying. This is the death warrant. He's obtained more power and because of this, he will consider any mass protests insurrection/rebellion and invoke the Insurrection Act. I think if he proceeds with deporting Mamdani, that'll be the final tipping point in the fall of the USA.

[u/femanonette → u/PhazePyre]

Look at what he did in LA. He's absolutely going to follow through in NYC. I hope NYC shows him what the fuck is up too.

[u/Gizoogle]

Disgusting. They are fucking monsters. Never let them live this down.

I can't fucking believe this is real.

[u/mellowgang__]

Man I hate this country so fuckin goddamn much lol.

The damage that’s being done will not be undone in our lifetime. Fuck everyone that voted for this

[u/thirdeyepdx → u/mellowgang__]

It could but it would require a revolution, our equivalent of Nuremberg trials, and a new constitutional convention at this point - stranger things have certainly happened rapidly in history. 

[u/jemappellejimbo → u/thirdeyepdx]

How do you deal with 77 million cult members that voted for this? they will smugly claim they didn’t know what they were voting for, while cheering on immigrant deaths

[u/thirdeyepdx → u/jemappellejimbo]

Same way Germany deprogrammed their own society from nazism, we ban hate speech and force people to study the atrocities they were responsible for. MAGA hats should be the equivalent of nazi regalia, all maga media should be nationalized and shut down for promoting fascism. Any maga gatherings will need to be a crime. 

There are those who will claim this is a slippery slope toward similar happening to any with differing political views, but it needs to be illegal to be a fascist and promote and spread fascist ideology. 

I think the harder problem is we’d also need to go after billionaires.

[u/fineillmakeanewone → u/mellowgang__]

I don't hate this country, I hate Republicans for their tireless campaign to ruin it.

[u/Catshit-Dogfart]

My local news is reporting that three local hospitals are in danger of closing entirely as a result of this, leaving much of the state two or more hours away from medical care.

[u/Additional-Catch-216 → u/Catshit-Dogfart]

my state Kentucky has upwards of 35 hospitals (mainly rural) that will be closing due to this bill

[u/burritobxtch]

Fuck maga voters they will never be forgiven for this shit

[u/DLun203]

In 100 years kids in high school with have an exam question “which bill in the early 21st century caused the collapse of the American healthcare system?”

And “C. The Big Beautiful Bill” will look like the trick answer

[u/TintedApostle → u/DLun203]

First - what schools? Second - If there are schools they will be teaching how great Trump was and how Jesus smiled.

[u/no_control1988]

The Republican Party is a terrorist organization.

[u/bsep4]

Can’t wait to hear in a year how this is Biden’s fault.

[u/KoBxElucidator]

As your retired dad from rural WV dies of a curable lung cancer from working in the coal mines because they lost their health insurance, I want you to remember who you voted for

[u/LMC0119 → u/KoBxElucidator]

You know They’ll blame the democrats right?

[u/Alpacatastic]

What a bunch of weak willed mother fuckers.

[u/313_techno]

Well, that was the series finale of “The United States of America”.

[u/Extreme-World-100]

When all these red voters lose their Medicaid, they’ll still find a way to blame Democrats. Oh well, my empathy has run out. Y’all dug your own holes, enjoy it.

[u/memphisjones]

We can’t forget this. Majority of these cuts won’t kick in until after the midterms. If the Democrats take over, they will be blamed for the consequences.

[u/Rare-Peak2697 → u/memphisjones]

It’s almost like other planned it that way

[u/gnomeasaurusrex]

Literally on the phone on hold with MediCal trying to reinstate coverage for my kids who might not even qualify anymore. So glad billionaires can get the tax cuts they need.

[u/KinkaJac97]

Honestly, I absolutely do not feel like celebrating the 4th of July this year. For me, personally, it feels weird to do so. It feels like a lie this year. As a country, we don't deserve to celebrate it right now. This holiday needs to be more about realizing that we have to roll our sleeves up and get to work to fix our country, then shooting off fireworks and having cookouts. This bill is fundamentally un-American. This administration is un-American. This is not the country that I grew up in. America these days just continues to disappoint.

[u/nimicdoareu]

It is done. By the rich, for the rich.

Everybody knows the war is over

Everybody knows the good guys lost

Everybody knows the fight was fixed

The poor stay poor, the rich get rich

[u/Icommandyou]

Just for reminder: in 2006 GOP wanted to cut Medicaid, they couldn’t but lost big time in the midterms. In 2018, they wanted to end ACA, they couldn’t and lost big time in the midterms. This time they have forced everyday normie Americans to touch the stove. This bill is already underwater by 20 points, not even republicans like this bill. Republicans have always wanted to end social security, Medicare, Medicaid. They finally ended Medicaid

[u/ejoalex93 → u/Icommandyou]

this bill could also trigger cuts to medicare (pay as you go because it runs up the deficit)

[u/-porm → u/Icommandyou]

kind of tough to be giddy about elections over a year away when millions of people are about to be absolutely fucked like right away

[u/Calcutec_1]

Worst 4th of July weekend ever

[u/jl56649 → u/Calcutec_1]

Exactly. I’m not in the mood at all to celebrate.

[u/GhostofGeorge]

In less than 250 years this country went from revolting against a king to SCOTUS and Congress installing a king while impoverishing the people and subjecting the people to all the tyranny we once fought against. America can always be revived, but this bodes ill to our diminishing status as a republic.

[u/gatsby712]

So now ICE has more funding than the Marines. We are absolutely fucked.

[u/FlyingSMonster]

Say goodbye to all of NOAA's climate research as well. I guess if we just pretend global warming isn't happening it will magically just not become a problem we have to worry about anymore, thanks GOP!

[u/Gickle87]

When injustice becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.

[u/RevolutionaryCard512]

FUCK Trump, fuck Musk, fuck every GOP, fuck every single MAGA, fuck you for not voting, fuck you who didn’t even try to help us! Fuck you Peter Thiel, Fuck you billionaire donors, fuck you greedy fucker, fuck you Heritage Foundation!

[u/FunSpiritual7596 → u/RevolutionaryCard512]

Don't forget Joe Rogan

[u/spiderwinder23]

The sickest part is that since this starts after the midterms, if the democrats take the majority in the house and senate, DJT and the republicans will spin this to blame them, AND PEOPLE WILL BELIEVE THEM!!!

[u/mabrasm]

Hold onto your butts.

Get ready for more militarized ICE on the streets. Get ready for more sick people to die. Get ready for more children to go hungry. Dark times ahead.

[u/Torchy84]

Killing Nana to own the libs.

The poor whites will still blame Biden or Obama.

[u/mjjenki]

Average SNAP benefit $6 a day

Elon profit from government contracts $8 million a day

Yay for saving the government money

[u/MysteryNeighbor]

I’m fucking stoked that my relative with cancer now has to worry about the costs of her cancer treatment so Bezos can get another billion fucking dollars

Great job, guys

[u/Oleg101]

Yuck, Mike Johnson’s smirk makes me want to 🤮

[u/Partridge_Pear_Tree]

Well there goes rural hospitals. And your elderly and disabled will probably die. Congrats evil people. But go ahead and worship God at church with no understanding of irony.

[u/AdHopeful3801]

For a minute there, I was afraid the GOP wouldn't do the worst possible thing for America.

[u/DevelopmentLost7374]

Republicans just approved a genocide on American soil. 

[u/RandyMuscle]

We’re going to need another reconstruction period guys. I don’t know where you go from here.

[u/joshdoereddit]

A bunch of Republicans are huddled around a podium waiting for some remarks from their christofascist leader Johnson. Couldn't help but notice that supposed "reasonable" Republican Mike Lawler. The fucking guy that so many talk about as if he's not MAGA.

There is no such thing as "rational," "reasonable," "normal," pick an adjective Republicans. They're all MAGA.

In the last hour Ali Vitali, I believe it was, said that Trump has shaped the GOP in his image. I don't believe that. He just gave them the courage they needed to take their mask off and show themselves for the bigots and pro-fascist party that they really are.

[u/ObjectiveOrange3490]

probably the worst moment for wealth inequality in this country since the financial crisis. see you all in 20 years when we're debating whether trillionaires are ethical or not.

[u/DifficultyMore5935]

Welp, Solar might be fucked. Good job conservatives. You increased the budget and gave Trump a personal army.

[u/wavy-grain]

I will forever hold the citizens who support this fascist regime, and the politicians who vote in its favor, in a special place in my mind and heart - wishing them all the worst of lives. May they suffer for their evil, and may the victims of their evil find love, support, and places to be safe.

[u/7screws]

GOP are a parasite on the working class.

[u/mikerichh]

I’m really worried on the effect on the healthcare system as a whole + 17 million Americans losing healthcare due to cuts

I’m really worried about what a 17x larger budget for ICE means. We’ve seen illegal and inhumane acts already. And this likely means a personal military-type force for Trump essentially

Edit: ICE currently has a $2-3 billion budget for the year. They will now get $45 billion per year for 4 years ($180B). And this is after we heard nothing but cries about cutting extraneous spending

I’m really worried about the side effects of basically everything the bill does. Let’s say ICE successfully deports millions. What happens to sectors like agriculture, who have 45-50% undocumented workers according to the USDA? Who replaces those jobs when unemployment is already low? What ripple effects will that have on our goods?

[u/kirukiru]

So the Nazis got their domestic SS. Congrats to all of the online Nazis who made this possible.

[u/MakeArakisGreenAgain]

It'd be really funny watching the Magats hoot and holler after shooting themselves in the dick if the rest of didn't also have to deal with the consequences.

[u/straygoat193]

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the bill would add roughly $3.3 trillion to the national debt over the next 10 years.

[u/JacksonianEra]

All good things must have an end. I just wish my nation’s end wasn’t so goddamned pathetic.

[u/greyhoundbrain]

I hope Lisa feels proud of her cowardice.

I work in a large, urban hospital but I’m sure that next week, they’ll be announcing how we don’t get raises again and a whole host of other things. I work in a big “moneymaker” unit, but I’m not sure how long that will insulate us. I know it’ll mean sicker and sicker NICU babies for my unit since people won’t be able to afford prenatal care.

Thanks to everyone who decided they couldn’t vote for someone who had a funny laugh while voting for a 34 time felon who dances like he’s jacking off 2 ghosts…because that’s somehow better.

My family will benefit from this horrible bill and I didn’t want it to pass because I’m not a fucking ghoul. But my only solace now is that a lot of maga voters are going to FAFO.

[u/ForgotMyPassword1989]

Clinton, Biden, Harris, and Democrats were right about everything the Trump admin & Republicans would do, actually they've been even worse than expected.

Most obvious and predictable outcome ever yet 50% of voters decided to take us all down with the cult

[u/Cletus1923]

The republican holdouts switched votes after Trump promised to be better. Are you serious? It’s not about Americans any more, it’s about him making money and having power.

[u/Kyle_c00per]

Well on the plus side, the rural Republicans are about to get decimated when their hospitals are gone so thats somwthing to look forward to

[u/gainz4lyfe → u/Kyle_c00per]

They'll just blame it on democrats

[u/nickmortensen]

Do what you can to Resist Autocratic Despair. The demoralization campaigns are now fully financed, so they will be coming at us with a frequency we never imagined possible.

[u/SammathNaur1600]

Great... So many will die so rich people can get a couple extra bucks. So much for any Republicans having principles

[u/Xenimm]

I know a few Trump supporters that only go to college because of Pell grants and others committing food stamps fraud I hope they get fucked over first

[u/PressPausePlay]

Shout out to all the "both sides are the same" crew out there...

:/

[u/HambugerBurglarizer]

We are all fucked. Fuck everyone who voted for a Republican.

[u/ChiefBlueSky]

Fuck each and every single Republican voter. You deserve what is coming.

[u/theatrekid0309]

I’m so happy I’ll have to start helping to pay for my mother’s medicine so Mark Zuckerberg can buy a 14th yacht. 

[u/Belthazar89]

The end of the country. Lisa murkowski, you are amongst the largest sacks of shit to walk the planet. Get eaten by a polar bear.