US Congress gives final approval to Trump's signature tax bill and sends it to him to sign
Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York delayed voting by holding the floor for more than eight hours with a record-breaking speech against the bill.
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00:00The U.S. Congress has passed President Donald Trump's huge tax breaks and spending cuts bill,
00:08bringing an end to days of debate and overnight voting in the Capitol.
00:13House Republicans propelled the $4.5 trillion big beautiful bill to final congressional passage on Thursday,
00:22overcoming multiple setbacks to approve Trump's signature second-term policy package before a 4th of July deadline.
00:30GOP leaders worked overnight, and the president himself leaned on a handful of skeptics to drop their opposition and send the bill to him to sign into law.
00:41Democrats had been unified in opposition of the bill, with protests taking place across the country.
00:49According to them, the nation's social safety net would face massive changes under the bill.
00:55This includes access to health insurance, food assistance and health services.
01:02Supporters say the measures would save taxpayers money and block fraud.
