WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump has been meeting with House Republicans amid hesitation over the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to enact the president’s signature legislative agenda by a July 4 deadline.
“Negotiations are over. The White House made it clear,” Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) told NTD, The Epoch Times’ sister media outlet, on July 2.
The president has been meeting with moderates, including Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.).
He is also meeting with members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, such as Reps. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) and Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.).
“The Senate’s version adds $651 billion to the deficit—and that’s before interest costs, which nearly double the total. That’s not fiscal responsibility. It’s not what we agreed to,” the group wrote on social media platform X on June 30….