Trump says NO VACATIONS until Congress passes his "Big, Beautiful Bill"

Speaker Mike Johnson warned House Republicans Tuesday that their Independence Day celebrations may be in jeopardy as the House waits for the Senate to complete its changes to the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act and the speaker sticks to the Fourth of July deadline.

While the House is scheduled to leave town Friday for a week back in their districts, the speaker set off his own fireworks -- telling his conference that members will not be dismissed for recess until the House approves the Senate’s changes.

“I said to keep your schedules flexible. July 4 is always a district work period. This is tradition, so everybody can go home and celebrate the Fourth of July with their constituents and their families,” Johnson said. “But this -- there's nothing more important that we should be involved in, or can be involved in than getting one big, beautiful bill to the president's desk. So if the Senate does its work on the timeline that we expect, we will do our work as well. And I think everybody's ready for that.”

The bill would make the Trump 2017 tax cuts permanent, allocate additional funding for border security and the Department of Defense, scale back Medicaid and SNAP benefits, limit taxes on tips and overtime, change state and local tax caps, and do far more.

Republicans are attempting to pass the bill using budget reconciliation, a procedure that allows them to sidestep Senate rules that normally require 60 votes to pass legislation and to instead pass the bill with a simple majority.

A KFF poll released Tuesday suggests nearly two-thirds of the public views the One Big Beautiful Bill Act unfavorably, by nearly twice as much who view it favorably, 35% to 64% of those polled.

When those polled learned the impact the bill would have on health care -- for example, increasing the number of people without insurance and decreasing funding to hospitals -- support fell, even among MAGA supporters.

The poll found 83% of the public, including 74% of Republicans, have a favorable view of Medicaid, and 66% have a favorable view of the Affordable Care Act.

Hawley caved on Medicaid. He must have a vacation planned.

The Senate isn’t even done assembling their version, and the House isn’t just going to pass whatever the Senate passes. There’ll need to be a conference committee.

Americans have just totally forgotten how this country works.

So now he's a nasty old NUN school teacher.

This country DOESN’T work. Congress will do whatever Trump wants. Rules mean nothing to republicans.

They better keep the higher SALT cap in this bill...or don't and let every Blue State Republican rep lose their seat in 2026.

The Republicans will pass this thing because they're spineless cowards who always bend over and present hole for Dump. Their squawking over Medicaid was all performative BS.

Billionaires like Miriam Adelson need their tax cuts. The 10th yacht and 5th jet won't pay for themselves.

He really does think he's king of the world.

Dipshit Donald won't get what he wants. The Congressional and non-partisan Parliamentarian already has gutted his "Big Beautiful Bill."

Too bad Trump isn't the boss of Congress!

I hope against hope that John Thune finds a backbone.

[quote]Americans have just totally forgotten how this country works.

New Rule: Everyone works for and at the grace of His Most Excellent Majesty, Herr Donald Trump

And it's not just that some Americans have forgotten the workings, it's that the majority of them are as dumb as a box of hair and never had facts or knowledge within their grasp

Wait, he has the power to do that?

Does this mean me and my girlies have to cancel our Carnival July 4th Poop Cruise?

#2 Update: I heard that the bio-hazard poop disposal bags argoing to be red, white and blue instead of that old red color and each bag will be tied with a patriot red, white and blue ribbon, anchored by a lovely resin American Eagle

Some say, if you look closely, you can see the Eagle has tears in his eyes. Birds are very sensitive to smells, especially rancid, seven days of actual human waste products baking in the tropical heat of the Gulf of Mexico, running down the walls of the ship….

You mean we have to cancel that trip?

The House will cave and pass the Senate version

Congress should just buy a giant RUBBER STAMP, so that they can just pass whatever bills Trump orders them to pass.

I mean, that's how it works now. Right?

We don't have a working government of checks and balances any more.

Our Congress and our Courts serve at the pleasure of Donald J. Trump.

[quote]Trump says NO VACATIONS

Except of course for himself.

Trump deserve a vacation, because you know he spent days burning the midnight oil writing this bill.

From the orange criminal who does not work and golfs every other day.

Please Trump, go on a permanent vacation.