The "Big and Beautiful" bill of U.S. President Trump faced obstacles in the House of Representatives.
According to The Guardian, as of 0:00 on the 3rd (Eastern Time), during multiple procedural voting rounds on the large-scale tax and spending bill (the "Big and Beautiful" bill) of U.S. President Trump, five Republican representatives have "defected," casting votes against it. Among them, Republican representative Thomas Massie has changed his vote from support to opposition. Thomas stated that he does not want his name to appear on the list of supporters.
Notably, there are still eight Republican representatives who have not voted yet, among whom are some opponents of this bill, and the voting is still ongoing. In response to this situation, U.S. President Trump expressed excitement on social media on the local time of the 3rd, saying, "This should have been an easy vote for Republicans. Absurd!!!"
Previously, the U.S. Senate passed the comprehensive tax cut and spending bill (the "Big and Beautiful" bill) pushed by Trump with a narrow majority of 51 votes in favor and 50 votes against. However, due to significant amendments compared to the version previously passed by the House of Representatives, the bill needs to be passed again by the House of Representatives before being submitted to the President for signature and becoming law.
At 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on July 2nd, the U.S. House of Representatives convened a meeting to conduct multiple procedural votes on the "Big and Beautiful" bill. This is a critical threshold for the bill to enter the formal debate and voting process. If all procedural votes pass, the House will proceed to the formal debate and voting process on the bill.
According to current House rules, if more than three Republican representatives vote against the bill, it will not be able to enter the formal debate and voting stage. Although five Republican representatives have already opposed the bill, Republican Representative Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House, stated that he will try to persuade these Republican representatives to change their stance, and said he would keep the voting channel open, "until ensuring that every representative is present and completes the vote, and all issues are resolved."
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