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NEW: House Passes Trump’s “Big, Beautiful” Bill by ONE Vote Despite Two GOP Defections and One Falling Asleep During Vote

by May 22, 2025
May 22, 2025

The House of Representatives passed the most critical bill of Trump’s legislative agenda earlier this morning.

The vote was 215-214. Two Republicans, Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Warren Davidson of Ohio, voted no, along with all the Democrats.

One Republican, Rep. Andrew Garbarino of New York, fell ASLEEP and missed the vote. He would have voted yes on the bill.

“He fell asleep in the back, no kidding,” House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters following the vote.

“I’m going to just strangle him,” Johnson jokingly added. “But he’s my dear friend.”

One other GOPer, David Schweikert of Arizona, arrived late to the House Chamber, and the vote closed before his vote could be counted. He would have voted yes on the bill as well.

The vote came after a marathon House Rules Committee hearing that began just after 1 a.m. ET Wednesday and ended 21 hours later, when the panel sent the bill to the floor.

The bill, exceeding 1,000 pages, extends the 2017 tax cuts, eliminates taxes on tips and overtime, and introduces new deductions. It also proposes significant spending on defense and immigration enforcement, including funding for a continental missile defense system.

It will also provide significant spending on defense and immigration enforcement, including funding for a continental missile defense system.

The bill came together courtesy of a series of last-minute changes to win over holdouts. Conservatives were angry that Medicaid work requirements would take years to start. At the same time, moderate Republicans from New York and California threw a hissy fit over what they viewed as a lackluster state and local tax relief.

Both sides scored major wins.

Conservatives were able to change the start date of the Medicaid work requirements in the bill to the end of 2026 rather than 2029. So-called ‘clean energy’ tax credits will also expire earlier.

Moderates secured a much bigger State and Local Tax Deduction (SALT). As CNBC reports, the SALT cap will rise to $40,000 and phase out over $500,000. The provision would go into effect this year.

Moreover, the SALT cap and income phaseout will increase annually by 1% from 2026 through 2033.

The post NEW: House Passes Trump’s “Big, Beautiful” Bill by ONE Vote Despite Two GOP Defections and One Falling Asleep During Vote appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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