House Passes G.O.P. Budget Teeing Up Enormous Tax and Spending Cuts

The House narrowly passed a Republican budget resolution with $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and $2 trillion in federal spending reductions, setting the stage for President Trump’s agenda. A nearly party-line vote of 217 to 215 highlighted GOP divisions over slashing federal programs to fund tax cuts benefiting the wealthy. The chaotic scene underscored the challenges Republicans face in passing a massive fiscal package through Congress using reconciliation, with key decisions on tax cuts and spending cuts yet to be finalized.

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