The House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation bill that, if signed into law, would secure a number of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises, such as extending his first-term 2017 tax cuts and funding border security.
The bill passed by 215-214 margin, with one “present” vote. It will now go the Senate.
Republican Reps. Thomas Massie, Ky., and Warren Davidson, Ohio, joined all Democrats in voting against the bill. Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., who chairs the House Freedom Caucus, voted “present.”
Davidson announced his “no” vote early Wednesday morning, writing on X, “Deficits do matter and this bill grows them now. The only Congress we can control is the one we’re in. Consequently, I cannot support this big deficit plan.”
Massie echoed this sentiment, writing, “If we were serious, we’d be cutting spending now, instead of…
