House GOP’s ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill
Blocked in Key Committee Vote as Party
Splinters over Spending Cuts
Posted By: Dreadnought, 5/17/2025 1:36:04 AM
Republican spending hawks dealt a significant blow to President Trump’s domestic agenda on Friday, blocking his “big, beautiful” bill from advancing through the House Budget Committee. The measure failed in a 16-21 vote, with five Republicans voting no: Representatives Chip Roy of Texas, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Andrew Clyde of Georgia and Lloyd Smucker of Pennsylvania. The party could only lose the support of two of its members and still pass the legislation. The fiscal hawks who voted down the 1,116-page bill argue the measure doesn’t include enough spending cuts
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Full Hur Audio Now Released: Brutal Clip
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Classified Docs 9 replies
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Classified Docs 9 replies
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Then there was the tense moment when Biden's attorney, Bob Bauer, intervened to clean up an answer Biden gave
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Full Hur Audio Now Released: Brutal Clip
Shows Biden's Inconsistent Answers on
Classified Docs 9 replies
Shows Biden's Inconsistent Answers on
Classified Docs 9 replies
Axios has now released the full Special Counsel Robert Hur interview of Joe Biden about the classified documents that were found at his home and office. The interview tok place over two days, October 8 and 9, 2023, with Hur and his Deputy Special Counsel Marc Krickbaum. There are more than five hours of audio.
As we've reported, the audio clips previously released show how bad Biden was, not even remembering the date of his son's death, or when President Donald Trump became president the first time in January, 2017.
Then there was the tense moment when Biden's attorney, Bob Bauer, intervened to clean up an answer Biden gave