WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – President Donald Trump is making a rare trip to Capitol Hill, urging House Republicans to back his sweeping new legislative proposal, a bill that’s already dividing his own party.
President Trump is heading to Capitol Hill early Tuesday morning to make a personal pitch to House Republicans to pass his signature legislation but it’s not just Democrats opposing the bill, some Republicans are hesitant too.
“If we do get it, we’re going to have the largest tax decrease in history,” said Trump.
The sweeping legislation advances key parts of Trump’s platform.
“If we don’t get it, that means the Democrats will have stopped us,” said Trump.
The bill includes tax breaks, but comes with steep cuts, slashing funding for Medicaid, food assistance programs, and green energy initiatives, while increasing funding for border security.
“This is arguably the largest and most comprehensive piece of legislation that Congress has worked on in probably generations,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).
Democrats call Trump’s visit a political stunt, accusing him of strong-arming Republicans into voting “yes.”
“The reason why President Trump is coming up to the Hill is to try to remind Republicans that they don’t work for the American people. They work for him and Elon Musk,” said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).
Speaker Johnson says the House is on track to pass the bill by their Memorial Day deadline.
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