Johnson left the procedure vote that determines the rules of the open parliamentary debate for almost six hours, while Trump made calls to rebel republican congressmenuntil getting early 219 votes compared to the 213 opposites to address a final vote Without making deep changes to the law, something that many conservatives asked.
Trump marked on Friday, July 4, Independence Day, as deadline for receiving the budget project and signing itbut The complex text of almost one thousand pages has gone through several changesthe last one with the approval by the minimum in the Senate this week, after vice president JD Vance broke the tie of the upper house.
“This should be an easy yes for Republicans, this is ridiculous!“Trump lamented on the social Truth network near 1 in the morning, before making calls some of the eight Republicans who opposed a final vote of the bill.
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– Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social July 3, 2025
Finally, Trump and Johnson’s pressure to fulfill the self -imposed term by the president served to move a minimum of republican votes to the side of the “yes” and allow the debate of the bill.
On another marathon day, the leader of the Democratic minority of Congress, Hakeem Jeffries, began the final debate of the budget about 5 in the morning with the intention to delay everything possible to vote in plenary and defend the interests of veterans, pensioners and workers.
Some Republicans, especially the ones that oppose the increase in deficit or those living in districts in electoral dispute and with a strong presence of people benefited by the medical insurance, medical insurance, They have asked for more time to analyze and change the version of the law sent by the Senate.
Johnson, on the other hand, plays it to an uncertain final vote that could not have enough seats and further complicate the approval of Trump’s budget megaprojectthat he has baptized as the “great beautiful law” (“Big Beautiful Bill”, in English).