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House Republican leaders appear to have made a breakthrough in securing enough votes to pass President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act before the self-imposed July 4 deadline.
Speaker Mike Johnson announced that he had secured the necessary votes to advance the legislation, signaling that final passage would likely follow later in the morning.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) is surrounded by security and staff as he heads to the House Chamber for a procedural vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in the U.S. Capitol…
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The breakthrough comes after House Republicans were locked in stalemate for hours after nearly a dozen holdouts refused to support what would be Trump’s first major legislative victory of his second term.
A rule vote on the megabill is due to take place at 3:30 a.m ET. With an hour of debate on the bill itself, the final vote on the bill will likely take place two or three hours after that between 5:30-6:30 a.m.
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