Trump’s Signature Legislation Moves Forward Amid GOP Dissent

With the clock ticking, GOP leaders are racing to unite support for the Senate’s version of the “Big, Beautiful Bill” to deliver President Donald Trump a win on his signature legislation before July 4th.

The House Rules Committee advanced Trump’s sweeping legislative package early Wednesday morning after lengthy meetings, sending it to the floor for consideration amid uncertainty over its passage, according to a report from the Hill.

The Senate bill:

❌Continues taxpayer-funded transgender surgeries for adults and minors
❌Doesn’t fully get illegal aliens off Medicaid and allows illegal alien parents to open the new Trump Accounts
❌Guts the repeal of the Green New Scam
❌Adds hundreds of billions of dollars… pic.twitter.com/6bcRHFFyU7

— House Freedom Caucus (@freedomcaucus) July 2, 2025

The panel approved the procedural rule in a narrow 7–6 vote following the marathon 12-hour session. (RELATED: Here’s What The Senate Changed In The ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill)

Two Republicans — Texas Rep. Chip Roy and South Carolina Rep. Ralph Norman — joined Democrats in opposing the measure, citing concerns over the bill’s impact on the national deficit.

Roy, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus that advocates for reduced deficit spending, said, “Overall, I don’t believe this bill achieves what the president and administration set out to accomplish,” according to another Hill report.

“I know why they’re going to lobby for it, I know why the president’s going to push for it. They want to see it get done, and I get it,” he added. “But I think we have more work to do.”

With just a three-vote margin to pass the bill, House Republicans face early defections from Norman and Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, who both pledged to vote no — and Harris warned more could follow.

REP. CHIP ROY (R): Some of us in the House believe this bill falls short.

Too much spending and Green New Scam subsidies left intact.

Tariffs alone won’t fix deficits. Congress must show real restraint and keep our promises to voters and the president.@chiproytx pic.twitter.com/lquFevb931

— Bannon’s WarRoom (@Bannons_WarRoom) July 2, 2025

Harris was among a small group of Republicans who chose to vote “present” during the bill’s initial vote in the House. (RELATED: Trump Forced To Fight Off Both Extremes Of His Own Party To Save ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’)

Harris said criticisms of the bill raised by former special government employee Elon Musk are “exactly why a group of us won’t support advancing the bill until the deficit concerns are addressed.”

“Mr. Musk is right—we can’t sustain these deficits,” Harris said during a Fox News interview. “He understands finance, he understands debt, and we need to make real progress. I believe the Freedom Caucus will lead the way in making that happen.”

“I don’t think the votes are there, just like they weren’t for the Senate initially until some concessions were made,” he added. “I believe that the rule vote will not pass tomorrow morning, and then the Speaker’s going to have to decide how he gets this back into the House framework.”

The House will have a floor vote following  debate on Wednesday.

We’ve got a lot of wins in the One Big Beautiful Bill.

But let’s be honest: the spending provisions in this thing are massive and will blow up the deficit.

We can’t keep mortgaging our future.

— Rep. Ralph Norman (@RepRalphNorman) July 1, 2025

Some House Republicans — both moderates and conservatives, including Republican Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie — had warned they would oppose the bill if the Senate weakened its support of Trump’s agenda or increased spending.

Now they face a choice: back down to deliver a win for Trump or hold their ground and risk sinking the legislation. (RELATED: Musk Turns Up Heat On Trump, Throws Support Behind GOP Rebel Massie)

Massie, who was one of only two Republicans to originally vote “no” on the bill, has continued to criticize the legislation and signal his opposition as it heads to the floor.

He also told the Daily Caller in an exclusive interview Friday that he could support the bill if a slimmer version of the legislation emerged.

House Republican Conference Chairwoman and Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain had previously warned the Senate not to make too many changes to the bill, telling the Daily Caller on June 25, “For us to thread this needle was a very difficult needle to thread. That’s why I said: touch very, very lightly.”