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Emma De Ruiter

Conservative lawmakers block Trump's 'big, beautiful' tax-cut bill in major setback

House Republicans have failed to push their big package of tax breaks and spending cuts through the Budget Committee, in a major setback for the Trump administration.

A handful of hard-right lawmakers unexpectedly joined Democrats in voting against the bill, insisting on steeper spending cuts to Medicaid and the Biden-era green energy tax breaks, among other changes.

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