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Lauren Gambino, Chris Stein and David Smith in Washington

Trump’s tax-and-spending bill passes step in House, paving way for legislation

The speaker of the House, Mike Johnson (centre), leaves the House chamber flanked by other men
The speaker of the House, Mike Johnson (centre), leaves the House chamber during a procedural vote on the bill in Washington DC. Photograph: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty

Donald Trump’s signature tax-and-spending bill appears on the verge of passing the US House of Representatives, after the Democratic minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, delivered a record-breaking address in a fruitless effort to stop its passage.

Jeffries condemned the bill in a floor speech that began on Thursday morning and lasted for eight hours and 44 minutes, breaking the previous record set by the former top Republican Kevin McCarthy, when he spoke against Joe Biden’s agenda in 2021.

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