The Home of Representatives handed the Republican spending invoice in a 217-215 vote on Tuesday night.
Rep. Massie was the one Republican to vote “no” on Trump’s “massive stunning invoice” which boasts $2 trillion in cuts.
The finances bundle units the stage for tax cuts, immigration reform, home power enlargement and Pentagon funding.
U.S. Home PASSES 2025 Home Republican Price range Proposal, 217-215. pic.twitter.com/irCYQ9ybRc
— CSPAN (@cspan) February 26, 2025
Speaker Johnson was assured forward of Tuesday night time’s vote – ‘There’s no Plan B’ Johnson mentioned.
‘I feel we’ve obtained it… There’s no PLAN-B’ — Speaker Johnson on votes for Trump’s ‘Lovely Large Invoice’ pic.twitter.com/TAODJPYrwF
— RT (@RT_com) February 26, 2025
Speaker Professional Tem Michael Simpson presided over the Home on Tuesday night as lawmakers voted on the finances bundle.
Honored to preside over the Home at this time as we handed the finances decision, laying the groundwork for ‘One Large Lovely Invoice’ to enact President Trump’s FULL agenda. pic.twitter.com/BOSMYdwauw
— Congressman Mike Simpson (@CongMikeSimpson) February 26, 2025
The AP reported:
With a push from President Donald Trump, Home Republicans despatched a GOP finances blueprint to passage Tuesday, a step towards delivering his “massive, stunning invoice” with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts regardless of a wall of opposition from Democrats and discomfort amongst Republicans.
Home Speaker Mike Johnson had virtually no votes to spare in his bare-bones GOP majority and was preventing on all fronts — towards Democrats, uneasy rank-and-file Republicans and skeptical GOP senators — to advance the celebration’s signature legislative bundle. Trump was making calls to wayward GOP lawmakers and had invited Republicans to the White Home.
The vote was 217-215, with all Democrats opposed, and the result was in jeopardy till the gavel.
Following the finances proposal vote, Speaker Johnson declared victory in remarks to reporters.
“We obtained it performed…Now passing the finances decision within the Home, it is going to go to the Senate. That is the primary vital step…we’ve got a variety of onerous work forward of us…Lot of labor but to be performed, however we’re going to have a good time tonight. We’ll roll up our sleeves and get proper again at it within the morning,” Johnson informed reporters Tuesday night.
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.@SpeakerJohnson following finances decision vote: “We obtained it performed…That is the primary vital step…we’ve got a variety of onerous work forward of us…Lot of labor but to be performed, however we’re going to have a good time tonight. We’ll roll up our sleeves and get proper again at it within the morning.” pic.twitter.com/B0XO7A3WcH
— CSPAN (@cspan) February 26, 2025
