The massive tax and spending package that cleared the House on Thursday didn’t just deliver President Donald Trump a big win. It also handed both parties a message for the midterms.
Democrats were united in their opposition to the bill, while Republicans saw two defections: the fiscally conservative Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, one of three GOP lawmakers whose district backed Kamala Harris in 2024.
“It should never be forgotten that every single House Democrat voted against all of it,” Speaker Mike Johnson said in a statement after the measure’s passage.
