WASHINGTON—After nearly 24 hours in continuous session, the House of Representatives on July 3 finally passed a mammoth bill to implement President Donald Trump’s agenda.
A group of GOP holdouts had prevented the bill, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, from advancing overnight, but most were persuaded to support it after negotiations with leadership and Trump administration officials.
Ultimately, two members of the House Republican Conference—Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.)—ended up voting against the bill.
The package passed with a vote of 218–214.
Well before a final vote on the bill, Massie had carved out a position for himself as its leading Republican opponent in the House….