As Trump’s 2025 signature bill marks an anniversary, Dems use it as a cudgel

By: Erik Gunn

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: July 3, 2026

Words: 888

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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One year ago, President Donald Trump signed the first piece of legislation Republicans in Congress had introduced at the start of his second term.

Passed using the complicated budget reconciliation process that enabled GOP lawmakers to enact the legislation without Democratic votes, HR 1 paired $4.5 trillion in tax cuts over 10 years with $1 trillion in cuts to federal healthcare programs as well as other initiatives to cut federal spending.

With the legislation’s first …

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