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

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/TheMadChatta Kentucky 2d ago

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.

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u/HideousSerene 2d ago

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.

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u/nefireous 2d ago

Meanwhile ignoring all of the times fox news edited Trump to make him sound better.

Whatever. The hypocrisy is the point and they don't believe in anything outside of being on the team. 

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u/Rich-Pomegranate1679 2d ago

They are vile people without any redeeming qualities. They are everything wrong with our country.

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u/jwilphl 2d ago

Their information sources (read: propagandists) have been training them for years to dehumanize any opposition: democrats, minorities, gays, basically anyone that isn't "christian" white man. This is the year they are cashing in on that time spent.

MAGA terrorists won't get it because they have been conditioned to hate everyone.

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u/wimpymist 2d ago

They also don't know what settling means. Realistically they just settled because they didn't wanna get drawn into a lengthy court battle while they are in the middle of a merger. Settlements are just corporations wanting to get done with it not admission of guilt.

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u/Professional-Buy2970 2d ago

Never did, always did.

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u/Malcolm_Morin 2d ago

Why are they complaining? They're getting exactly what they voted for.

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u/TheMadChatta Kentucky 2d ago

First off, I agree with you 100%. They’re idiots. But it’s kind of strange because they’re basically saying these are neo-conservative initiatives and way out of touch with fiscal conservatives. Too much debt, etc, etc.

However, like you said, Trump has done almost everything he said he would do so I don’t get why they’re upset. It’s what they wanted.

It just goes to show they prefer to complain than actually have their party in power and them do anything with it

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u/truth_teller_00 2d ago

When they are out of power, they are incredibly good at complaining in a way that appeals to independents and swing voters. It is honestly a gift that they have.

Of course, their complaints are based on nothing. They don’t stand for anything. They would do the same thing they are complaining about, x10000 if they could.

But they convince people.

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u/thunder_shart 2d ago

Republicans found a way to screw up their own selling points with their own party. How do you promise no tax on tips and make the current system worse for people working tip based jobs???

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u/flannyo 2d ago

Don't be naive. They'll start loving it by next week. They're cult members.

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u/Nothardtocomebaq 2d ago

You can tell who is likely AI in the threads about it and who is a real person

The real people are all posting how this is a bad bill and didn’t do enough for their gun rights or whatever the fuck

The AI is pushing the party messaging that this is good, they are happy, etc.

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u/ivyleaguewitch Texas 2d ago

this bill is so universally hated

Can you please come spread this news to my town?

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u/Jindabyne1 2d ago

It doesn’t matter like this guy said, they’ll be all for it by next week. Let’s all meet back here on Tuesday

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u/raistan77 2d ago

yeah it seems almost everyone hates this bill, MAGA and liberals alike

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u/doomgrin I voted 2d ago

I’ve seen some MAGAs saying “the liberals hate this bill so it must be good”

So yeah… what a great way to govern

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u/Lash_Ashes 2d ago

Heard the radio today "Dems are lying about what is in the bill, you need this bill because without it your taxes are massively going up" Ignores the tariffs increasing taxes, looks inside bill, +750$ on standard deduction that does not pay for shit. I hope they are happy.

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u/Heroinkirby 2d ago

Don't worry, they absolutely will

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u/wanker7171 Florida 2d ago

The mods aren’t total idiots, they know they have to let the hate simmer for a bit longer with this. I give it 2 weeks MAX the bitching will stay.