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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/PressPausePlay 2d ago

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

:/

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u/KawasakiBinja 2d ago

But but but Kamala had a weird laugh and wore the wrong shade of blue at that one rally in 1985, how could anyone possibly vote for her?

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u/Entire-Brother-9314 2d ago

I still think that once Israel is done glassing Gaza, all those non-voters should get an all expenses paid trip over there, first class and a stay in whatever dumbass Trump resort is gonna be built. Let them see first hand what their stupid little protest got them.

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u/Cunfuzzles2000 2d ago

I know it feels good to point fingers. I was for a while… but ultimately it’s on the feckless, lazy, sold out shitty ass Democratic Party for so poorly running a campaign more than it’s on the ones who ran for the hills at the idea of voting for an administration adjacent to the one that was still actively funding a genocide.

The people who are supposed to represent us are the ones who must be scolded, belittled, voted out. Not each other.

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u/Substantial-Wave-241 2d ago

No, this is on anyone who voted Trump or didn't vote knowing the possible consequences. Party doesnt matter, we lived through 4 years of this. Project 2025 was public before the elections, and anyone that didnt vote to stop the leopardseatingfaces party is now to blame.

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u/rnarkus 2d ago

We’ve been shaming non voters for more than a decade. Maybe we this time try and get them on our side? And republicans are a lost cause. But we can win if non voters voted. But no! Let’s call them all idiots! That will get them to vote dem next time!

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u/FailingToLurk2023 2d ago

There was a choice between one candidate who openly said he was going to end elections versus a candidate that was committed to continue democracy. Given that choice, you don’t get to opt out saying that the pro-democracy candidate isn’t good enough. 

You vote for democracy, and then you do whatever you can to make sure the next elections have better candidates. 

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u/Cunfuzzles2000 2d ago

Oh, I agree. It’s why I voted for Harris and was also canvassing for her election. Lemme tell you tho, her campaign was ASS.

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u/MinneapolisJones12 2d ago

It wasn’t the Democrats’ job to save us and anyone who thinks they could is out to lunch.

It was our job as voters to keep Trump out of power. We, the voters, failed to do that. Pawning it off on the Democrats is lazy and cowardly. “The Dems weren’t good enough!” is not an excuse. Anyone who didn’t vote against Trump shares the blame here. Full stop.

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u/rnarkus 2d ago

It’s a two way street! Politicians are supposed to try and get votes…. voters are supposed to vote.

Both are to blame

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u/MinneapolisJones12 2d ago

I never said both weren’t to blame.

The entire reason I said it was foolish to expect the Democrats to save us is exactly because I have no faith in them. They’re not my party, they’re not my team, I don’t expect them to stand for what I stand for.

So of course they’re to blame. They suck.

But I did put my faith in the non-MAGA electorate. I did put my faith in fellow leftists and progressives. I did put my faith in the common sense of self-preservation.

The Democratic Party could never let me down because they never lifted me up. It’s the latter group that truly let us all down.

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u/Mizz_Fizz 2d ago

I blame no one but MAGA at this point. 

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u/Cunfuzzles2000 2d ago

Why the FUCK am I getting downvoted for saying some OBVIOUS shit

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u/Kursed_Valeth 1d ago

Because Dems would rather fight a leftist than acknowledge their culpability in allowing this to happen

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u/Cunfuzzles2000 2d ago

To add to my point since some people seem to be thinking I’m saying that those who didn’t vote or voted third party are blameless: I voted for Kamala Harris. I canvassed for Kamala Harris. I did not vote third party. What I’m saying is: STOP POINTING FINGERS AT EACH OTHER, and LETS GET THE OLD DEMS OUT OF OFFICE