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GOP's Tax Plan Sparks Debt Fears and Party Divisions

5/22/2025

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Johnson Negotiates Tax Package

House Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP leaders are deep in negotiations over a massive tax package, but they're met with fierce resistance from Democrats and rifts within their own party. With the Congressional Budget Office predicting a staggering $3.8 trillion increase in national debt, critics fear the plan will disproportionately hurt low-income families while favoring the wealthy, igniting worries about the nation's fiscal future.

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Trump Pushes Controversial Bill

The U.S. House has approved President Trump's ambitious "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," which could skyrocket the national debt by $3.8 trillion in ten years. While it extends tax cuts for the wealthy, it threatens to strip Medicaid and food assistance from millions, leaving their futures hanging in the balance as the Senate deliberates.

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Johnson Negotiates Tax Package

House Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP leaders are deep in negotiations over a massive tax package, but they're met with fierce resistance from Democrats and rifts within their own party. With the Congressional Budget Office predicting a staggering $3.8 trillion increase in national debt, critics fear the plan will disproportionately hurt low-income families while favoring the wealthy, igniting worries about the nation's fiscal future.

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