Congress Passes Trump’s Domestic Policy Bill

by - 04-07-2025 | 10:17 AM

CNN: The US House of Representatives approved President Donald Trump’s massive domestic policy bill in a 218-214 vote, sending it to the president’s desk for his signature.

Two Republicans voted against the bill along with all 212 House Democrats.

President Donald Trump celebrated the passage of his domestic agenda bill on stage in Des Moines, Iowa, as a “phenomenal victory” for the US, touting its tax cuts and funding for border security.

“There could be no better birthday present for America than the phenomenal victory we achieved just hours ago when Congress passed the ‘one big, beautiful bill’ to ‘Make America Great Again,’” Trump said at the Iowa State Fairgrounds tonight.

“Every major promise I made to the people of Iowa in 2024 became a promise kept,” he said.

Trump railed against Democrats who unanimously voted against his policy agenda, suggesting Republicans could use that against them in the 2026 midterms.

“Not one Democrat voted for us, and I think we use it in the campaign that’s coming up the midterms, because we got to beat them,” Trump said. “Of the all of the things that we’ve given and they wouldn’t vote only because they hate Trump, but I hate them too, you know?”

“I cannot stand them, because I really believe they hate our country,” he added.

The day began with some GOP House members falling in line behind President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill. It concluded with all but two Republicans voting to pass the legislation, sending it to Trump’s desk in time for him to sign it tomorrow afternoon.

The package, passed by the Senate in a marathon session earlier this week, includes tax cuts and funding boosts for the Pentagon and border security. It also includes more contentious spending cuts to pay for the rest of the bill, including the biggest downsizing of the federal safety net in decades.

The policy package gives Trump the first major legislative achievement of his second term, following a fierce arm-twisting campaign by GOP leaders to unite a deeply divided party.