President Donald Trump’s $3.3 trillion “One Big Beautiful Bill” has officially cleared Congress, surviving a tense standoff in the House that saw only two Republicans defect.
Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania were the lone GOP lawmakers to vote against Trump’s signature legislation, even as House Speaker Mike Johnson could only afford to lose three votes.
The rest of the Republican conference held firm, delivering a win that sends the bill to Trump’s desk ahead of the July 4 deadline.
Massie dug in early
Massie’s opposition was never in doubt. While he voted to advance the bill procedurally, he consistently opposed the package over debt concerns and government spending.
“Trump reaches out every day on Twitter, reaching out with a million dollars of ads in my district with a picture of me and the Ayatollah,” Massie said sarcastically.
“So, that’s the only sort of reaching out I’ve seen so far.”The Kentucky libertarian had already drawn Trump’s ire in the past and was among the few conservatives unmoved by the president’s lobbying.
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