The U.S. House met its stated goal, passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend � and by Sunday morning, the
talking heads were doing their best to direct as much rain as possible onto
the House Republicans� parade.
For those who don�t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television � and
their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a week�s worth of network
and cable news media spin � The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of
what you may have missed.
On CBS News� �Face the Nation,� host Margaret Brennan spoke with House
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) about the total projected cost of the bill as
well as some of the provisions that were included before it was sent on to
the U.S. Senate.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) says $4 to $5 trillion over the next
decade is �about the right estimate� for the total cost of President
Trump�s �one big, beautiful bill,� which passed the House last week,
and he says �cuts to government� through the bill will give the
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� Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) May 25, 2025
Johnson said that $4 to $5 trillion over approximately ten years was �about
the right estimate� for the measure�s total cost, but he also said that the
cuts included in the bill would provide savings to taxpayers as well.
�At the same time, we have historic savings for the American people � cuts to
government to make it more efficient and effective and work better for the
people,� Johnson said. �That was a big campaign promise of President Trump
and a big promise of ours, and we�re going to achieve that. So in the
calculation here, there�s more than $1.5 trillion in savings, Margaret, for
the people.�
Johnson referred to the bill as �arguably the most consequential legislation
Congress will pass in many generations.�
Brennan pushed back, noting that the Kaiser Foundation had evaluated the bill
and said that changes to Medicaid could result in 200,000 people in Johnson�s
home state of Louisiana losing their health care coverage. Johnson said that
the only thing the bill would cut with regard to Medicaid was waste and
abuse.
�There�s a moral component to what we�re doing. When you make young men work,
it�s good for them, it�s good for their dignity, it�s good for their self-
worth and it�s good for the community that they live in,� he explained.
The Kaiser Family Foundation estimates nearly 200,000 people in
Louisiana could lose Medicaid coverage under cuts from President
Trump�s �one big, beautiful bill.�
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) denies that there will be cuts and says
the focus is on �fraud, waste and abuse,��
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� Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) May 25, 2025
Johnson also acknowledged that some Senate Republicans objected to the
expanded SALT (state and local taxes) cap, but noted that the large number of
House Republicans in blue states had made the expansion a �political
reality.�
Several Senate Republicans may oppose changes to the expanded SALT
(state and local taxes) cap in President Trump�s �one big, beautiful
bill� that just passed in the House.
Speaker Mike Johnson says �there�s got to be a modification to SALT,�
and that this is a �political� pic.twitter.com/iRPykObz48
� Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) May 25, 2025
Brennan then spoke with Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), who was in favor of the
expanded SALT cap because Connecticut has a higher state and local tax
burden, but opposed the bill otherwise.
The House-passed budget bill�s SALT cap increase �is going to be
good� for Connecticut, which has one of the highest state and local
tax burdens in the U.S., says Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), but adds, the
bill �fails spectacularly� otherwise.
�The American people want basically three� pic.twitter.com/XdAjfZ3pXu
� Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) May 25, 2025
On NBC�s �Meet the Press,� Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) said that he believed
there was enough opposition in the Senate to �hold up� the bill.
Sen. Ron Johnson says there�s enough opposition in the Senate to
hold up Trump�s �big, beautiful� bill
https://t.co/yT8FaA6NBc � Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) May 25, 2025
Johnson also made an appearance on CNN�s �State of the Union,� where he
claimed that the bill was �immoral,� and added, �It�s wrong. It has to stop.�
.@RonJohnsonWI says the House tax and spending cut bill is mortgaging
American children�s future: �It�s immoral. It�s wrong. It has to
stop.� pic.twitter.com/rd0Gnanxlt
� State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) May 25, 2025
Speaker Johnson also made a stop on �State of the Union,� telling anchor Jake
Tapper that he hoped to see it move through the Senate without major changes.
�It�s best not to meddle with it too much,� he said.
.@SpeakerJohnson warns senators about making changes to President
Trump�s tax and spending cut bill: �It�s best not to meddle with it
too much.� pic.twitter.com/SsBPUkYsev
� State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) May 25, 2025
Spin Cycle: Kill Bill -- The One Big Beautiful One, That Is