Trump Amps Up Pressure on GOP Holdouts on His Massive Tax Bill

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By Alicia Diaz, Erik Wasson, and Cam Kettles

June 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM UTC

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June 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM UTC

President Donald Trump is ratcheting up pressure on Republican holdouts on his multi-trillion dollar tax bill while he’s participating in the annual NATO Summit in the Netherlands this week amid entrenched GOP divisions that put a self-imposed July 4 deadline at risk.

Among the remaining areas of contention is increasing the state and local tax deduction, a critical issue for House lawmakers from New York, New Jersey and California. Other unresolved issues include fights over Medicaid and the size of spending cuts.