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Five House Republicans stall Trump's 'big, beautiful' tax bill

created: May 17, 2025, 12:12 a.m. | updated: May 18, 2025, 6:47 a.m.

Five House Republicans stall Trump's 'big, beautiful' tax billThe bill's chances of success are not hopeless, but its failure gives the Trump administration its first legislative bruise of the year. Five Republicans joined all Democrats in delivering a stunning setback to President Trump's domestic agenda, demanding deeper budget cuts. They also want Johnson to include a full repeal of green energy tax cuts, implemented by Democrats, in the bill. "No other previous bill, no other previous law, no other previous event caused so many millions of Americans to lose their healthcare. If passed, the tax cuts would cost $3.72 trillion (£2.8t) over ten years, according to congress's bipartisan Joint Tax Committee.

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