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The US representative home has brought a budget resolution that requires a reduction in the trillion of dollars of taxes and a reduction in consumption, in the significant victory of President Donald Trump as it seeks to make major changes in fiscal policy.
The resolution passed for 217 votes at 215 after the campaign of President Mike Johnson to encourage Republican detention to support Trump’s “big beautiful Bill”.
The draft law that will begin another circle of budget interviews in Senate, proposes a 4.5 -meter in tax reduction, about $ 2 to $ 2 in consumption reduction and awarding hundreds of billions of dollars more for military and border security over the decade.
“Today, the Republicans have brought the Republicans closer to the Congress approaching the delivery of the first agenda of President Trump – not just parts,” said the Republican leaders of the house.
Since Republicans hold most of the British in the House, even a small number of votes on disagreement from the party would endanger the passage of law.
Three Republicans – Tim Burchett, Victoria Spartz and Warren Davidson – indicated that they would vote against it, but they all fell in line behind the speakers. Thomas Massie was the only Republican who voted against it. Before the vote, Massie posted on the X: “If the Republican budget passes, the deficit is getting worse, not better.”
Budgets Are they optional resolution that are fiscal goals. They signal to the congress committees how much increase or reduce consumption, but do not set certain programs that should be targeted.
Once the Senate passes the budget, the Republicans in Congress can begin the procedure known as “reconciliation” and in the end of the democratic support that expands the reduction of taxes adopted during Trump’s first term in 2017.
The proposal of the Law is sent by the Energy and Home Trade Committee to reduce $ 880 billion in consumption, which is a move that is widely considered to target the Medicaid health insurance program for low -income Americans. Similarly, an invitation to the Agriculture Committee to reduce consumption by $ 230 billion is aimed at a food assistance scheme called an additional nutritional assistance program.
According to the non -partisan committee for the responsible federal budget, new measures would add at least $ 2,8 to deficit by 2034.
“It is truly unusual that when confronted with a multi-trillion deficit and debt that goes up to record heights, the legislator’s response is to bring a budget that allows trillion to add more debt in the next decade,” said Maya MacGuineas, the president of The The The Committee.
But Joshua Bolton, Executive Director of the Lobbying Group of the Business Round Table, applauded “The FY 2025 Budget Resolution House. Home vote is marked by a key moment in the Congress to protect and increase economic benefits that tax reform has been delivered to US businesses, workers, workers and families. “
The house’s budget would also collect the upper limit of 4tn debt, something that would temporarily remove the threat of non -payment of debt.
Democrats described the budget as “shame.” The leaders of the new Democratic Coalition, a group of moderate democratic legislators, said: “He issues workers’ families reducing funding for critical programs they rely on to pay bills and retain food on the table, as long as they coated the Pockets of Republican Megabillionaire Donators like Elon Musk with Trilijun dollars in reducing a deficit tax. ”
Johnson faced the resistance of Republicans who were concerned about the potential influence on Medicaid, as well as those who thought the account should go even further in re -spending.
The party leaders have defended the reduction, insisting that they will encourage economic growth and, along with other Trump measures such as tariffs, are limited to a deficit. Independent analysts challenge to what extent the economic gain will compensate for the deficit increases.
The passage of the law comes while the leaders of the congress fights to bring legislation to avoid the closure of the Government on March 14.
Additional James Politi reporting in Washington
