House Passes Trump’s Contested Spending Bill by Single Vote

The House of Representatives narrowly passed President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" Act, a sweeping tax and immigration bill, by a razor-thin margin of 215-214. The close vote was partly due to GOP Rep. Andrew Garbarino missing the critical vote after falling asleep, which House Speaker Mike Johnson publicly lamented, while another Republican narrowly cast a last-minute vote. Despite the bill's passage in the House, significant opposition remains within the GOP, with some conservatives pushing for deeper Medicaid cuts and opposing provisions like lifting the state and local tax deduction cap. The Congressional Budget Office has warned that the bill could increase the federal deficit by $2.3 trillion over ten years, slash nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid and food stamps, and leave millions uninsured by 2034, contradicting Trump’s previous promises not to cut Medicare. Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett expressed skepticism about the bill's support, criticizing provisions benefiting wealthier states and pushing back against claims that Medicaid cuts would only affect non-eligible recipients. The bill still faces uncertain prospects in the Senate amid internal GOP divisions and public concerns over its social and fiscal impacts.