Tax Bill Stalls in House as Trump Works to Flip GOP Hardliners

WATCH: President Donald Trump’s multi-trillion-dollar tax bill is meeting with resistance in the House as Republican lawmakers threaten to defy Trump and sink his domestic agenda. Source: Bloomberg

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By Erik Wasson, Jarrell Dillard, and Maeve Sheehey

July 2, 2025 at 11:44 AM UTC

Updated on

July 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM UTC

Donald Trump’s signature economic legislation stalled in the House Wednesday afternoon as the president worked to win over Republican fiscal conservatives angry over the $3.4 trillion cost of his massive tax and spending package.

Republican congressional leaders delayed a key procedural vote for hours while the hardliners met in a room just off the House floor to refine their demands and then meet with Trump’s budget director, Russ Vought.