Connecticut’s congressional delegation joined opposition to House Republicans’ “big beautiful bill” designed to carry out President Donald J. Trump’s agenda

The Republican-led House narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill late early Thursday morning, sending the package to the Senate where it is likely to be revised.

The bill redistributes wealth in an upward direction while adding debt, which Democrats will howl about as the bill slogs through the Senate.

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — Two members of Congress from Hampton Roads voted in favor of President Donald Trump's "One, Big, Beautiful Bill," while some Democratic legislators raised concerns about the legislation. Congressman Rob Wittman, R-Va., said the bill will "strengthen Medicaid for Americans who need it most" while delivering tax relief.

Nonpartisan research groups studying the proposal have estimated that it would add more than $2.5 trillion to the federal debt—currently at an all-time high of $36.8 trillion—over the next decade. Despite those projections,

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is heading to Capitol Hill early Tuesday to seal the deal on his “big, beautiful bill," using the power of political persuasion to unify divided House Republicans on the multitrillion-dollar package that is at risk of collapsing ahead of planned votes this week.

The CBO said the GOPs megabill would lead to $500 billion in cuts to Medicare. Two days later, 215 House Republicans voted for it anyway.

The president and his aides believe his political instinct to not allow deeper cuts to the program is sharper than those of his House colleagues.