House staffers carry American flags through a corridor outside the House chamber which will be used for a ceremony with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., after final passage of President Donald Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, speaks in the House chamber as House Democrats stand to applaud him, prior to the final vote for President Donald Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
House Democrats on the steps of the Capitol hold up four fingers to signify how many Republicans are needed to vote against President Donald Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, in Washington, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
U.S. Capitol Police patrol the plaza as House Republicans work inside to pass President Donald Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts by a self-imposed Fourth of July deadline, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., center, the ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is flanked by Energy and Commerce Committee chair Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., left, and Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., the ranking member of the House Budget Committee, as they meet with the House Rules Committee to send President Donald Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts to the House floor, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., looks over text as the House Rules Committee prepares President Donald Trump’s signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts to go to the House floor, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, walks from the chamber to his office as Majority Leader John Thune struggles with Republicans, like Collins, who are opposed to President Donald Trump’s signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., emerges from the chamber just after passage of the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump’s signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Photos capture the Republicans push to pass Trump tax cuts as opposition fails
WASHINGTON (AP) — The past week has seen Republicans on Capitol Hill working to pass President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.†House Democrats failed Thursday to persuade enough Republicans — at least four — to vote against it two days after Senate conservatives passed the tax and spending cuts package Tuesday.
Kevin Freking And Lisa Mascaro The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The past week has seen Republicans on Capitol Hill working to pass President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.†House Democrats failed Thursday to persuade enough Republicans — at least four — to vote against it two days after Senate conservatives passed the tax and spending cuts package Tuesday.
Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries repeatedly referred to the package as “this one big ugly bill†as he delayed the vote for hours to speak out against it and the GOP’s deference to Trump.
Protesters against the bill have gathered at the Capitol Rotunda all week, with some submitting to arrest by Capitol Police.
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House staffers carry American flags through a corridor outside the House chamber which will be used for a ceremony with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., after final passage of President Donald Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, speaks in the House chamber as House Democrats stand to applaud him, prior to the final vote for President Donald Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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House Democrats on the steps of the Capitol hold up four fingers to signify how many Republicans are needed to vote against President Donald Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, in Washington, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
U.S. Capitol Police patrol the plaza as House Republicans work inside to pass President Donald Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts by a self-imposed Fourth of July deadline, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., right, sits and holds his mobile phone at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., center, the ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is flanked by Energy and Commerce Committee chair Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., left, and Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., the ranking member of the House Budget Committee, as they meet with the House Rules Committee to send President Donald Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts to the House floor, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., looks over text as the House Rules Committee prepares President Donald Trump’s signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts to go to the House floor, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, walks from the chamber to his office as Majority Leader John Thune struggles with Republicans, like Collins, who are opposed to President Donald Trump’s signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., emerges from the chamber just after passage of the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump’s signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
