The House of Representatives will soon vote on the “great and beautiful bill” of President Donald Trump, which has been the focus of long debates on the chamber.
The minority leader of the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat, has been talking for more than three hours to delay the vote. Despite this, Republicans trust that they have enough votes to approve Trump's Megabill.
Meanwhile, the leader of the majority of the House of Representatives, Steve Scalise, on Thursday morning, told Fox News that he expects the bill to arrive at Trump's desk “in the next two hours.” That means that the vote should happen at 10 am in Washington.
With a majority of 220-212 of 220-212, the Republicans can only afford to lose three votes to approve Trump's Megabill if all are present.
Democrats oppose the bill, arguing that he grants fiscal exemptions mainly to the rich while reducing the services on which many Americans depend on low and medium income. The Congress Budget Office estimates that almost 12 million people could lose health insurance due to the bill.
“This bill is catastrophic. It is not political; it is a punishment,” said Democratic Representative Jim McGovern during the debate.
While Republicans have fought to stay together in recent years, they have mostly stayed with Trump since he returned to the White House in January.
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President Mike Johnson said Thursday morning that he could lose the vote of Republican representative Brian Fitzpatrick, the only Republican who voted against the advance of the bill earlier in the day. Johnson said: “I talked to him in detail. Brian is a big friend, good and trustworthy, and only has sentences about certain provisions in the bill. He has the right to that.”
Fitzpatrick, who represents a swing district in Pennsylvania, voted against the procedure to advance the bill, although he supported an earlier version in May.
When asked if Fitzpatrick will vote against the final bill, Johnson said: “We may have to see what I am doing. I'm not sure.”
Johnson can only afford to lose three Republican votes to approve the bill, assuming that all members appear.
On whether Trump could use executive actions to win the warm, Johnson said: “I'm not sure. We will have to do.”
If the camera makes any change, the Senate would have to vote again, which makes it unlikely that the bill complies with the deadline of July 4.
The bill covers many of Trump's main national objectives. It extends its 2017 tax cuts, reduces health programs and food assistance, fonda the application of immigration, eliminates many green energy incentives and increases debt roof by $ 5 billion. Legislators must address the debt roof soon to avoid non -compliance.
Some Republicans have expressed concerns about Medicaid's cuts, which leads the Senate to add more funds for rural hospitals.
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