Pacific Northwest leaders respond to US House’s passage of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – President Donald Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” has passed the U.S. House, and several Pacific Northwest leaders are speaking out.
Most of Oregon’s U.S. congressional delegation had previously spoken out against the bill, which included cuts to Medicaid that many leaders claim will cause 200,000 Oregonians to lose their health care.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Reactions from Oregon and Washington's federal lawmakers are coming in hours after Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tied in the U.S. Senate to pass President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act." Every Democrat in the U.S. Senate voted against the bill, along with…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — Kentucky leaders from both sides of the aisle are speaking out following the passage of Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," which has led to mixed input from Democrats and Republicans. Kentucky Democratic Party Chair Colmon Elridge said in a news release on Thursday that the budget…
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Several lawmakers are speaking out after the passage of President Donald Trump's Big Beautiful Bill. On Tuesday, the Senate passed the bill after tense negotiations that lasted 27 hours. Every Democrat and three Republicans voted against the bill. U.S. Vice President JD Vance made…