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Republicans in the US House of Representatives passed Donald Trump's self-annointed One Big Beautiful Bill on Thursday, assuring passage when it lands on the his desk for signing on July 4 as demanded of his party, which holds majority in the Congress.
The bill passed with a final vote of 218-214.
The bill previously passed through the Senate and was voted on Thursday in an altered form.
Republicans in both the House and teh Senate had made a point of saying they didn't like aspects of the bill before cowing to Trump for fear of political retribution.
The bill will make tax cuts for the wealthy permanent and pour trillions into defense and Homeland Security spending while slashing healthcare funding for millions of low-income Americans.
