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House Passes Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill After Filibuster

8/14/2026

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Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI) urged Congress to aid rich Americans at a Troy, Michigan panel.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” passed July 2025 by 218-214 in the House and 51-50 in the Senate, with Vice President JD Vance breaking the tie, was billed as a tax cut.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) opposed the measure, while Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) led a nine-hour filibuster.

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Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI) urged Congress to aid rich Americans at a Troy, Michigan panel.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” passed July 2025 by 218-214 in the House and 51-50 in the Senate, with Vice President JD Vance breaking the tie, was billed as a tax cut.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) opposed the measure, while Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) led a nine-hour filibuster.