From Washington: The Mission to Pass "One Big, Beautiful Bill"

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🗓️ 4 May 2025

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House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Monday he’s confident that the Trump administration’s long-promised “big, beautiful bill” will reach the President’s desk by Memorial Day. But Republicans face key hurdles before that can happen—including finalizing the bill’s details and uniting a razor-thin majority behind it. Meanwhile, in a major shake-up, President Trump removed National Security Advisor Mike Waltz from his position, later announcing he’s nominating the former Congressman as the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. FOX News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram breaks down the week’s biggest developments in Washington—and what to watch next. Then, Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy (R), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, joins to discuss two new legislative efforts aimed at combating antisemitism — the Antisemitism Awareness Act and a second bill focused on strengthening protections against anti-Jewish hate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sunday, May 4th, 2025.
0:07.0	I'm Ryan Schmels.
0:08.0	Republicans are pushing to pass President Trump's one big, beautiful bill as a shakeup at the White House could lead to a grueling confirmation process for President Trump's newest cabinet nominee.
0:20.0	So Michael Waltz, according to the president,
0:22.4	was not sufficient enough to serve as the national security advisor. He gets bounced because of
0:27.6	Signalgate. And what does he do? He turns around and nominates him to be ambassador to the
0:33.8	United Nations. I mean, that really sticks it to Elise DeFonic.
0:38.3	And a senator once at odds with President Trump
0:41.3	is finding common ground with the president,
0:43.3	and he's playing a key role in getting his priorities put into law.
0:47.3	Chasing Jewish students into a room
0:50.3	and banging on the door where they block themselves inside, that is not about speech,
0:56.2	that is about harassment. And so the bill addresses that issue. This is the Fox News rundown
1:02.7	from Washington. The GOP's road to taking back the House in 2022 and holding it in 2024 was in part because of
1:20.9	Republicans in blue states like New York and California. As the House looks to pass President
1:26.7	Trump's one big, beautiful bill,
1:29.2	several members from those states have made it very clear they won't back anything
1:33.4	that doesn't include an increase in the state and local tax deduction or anything that will
1:38.8	impact vulnerable services for Medicaid. New York Congressman Mike Lawler is one of three House Republicans
1:45.3	representing a district won by Vice President Kamala Harris. Food stamps, snap, you know,
1:52.2	EBT is critical to, for many families across this country, we've seen food insecurity rise. This is another area where I want to make sure
2:02.8	that the most vulnerable are protected. We will work through all of these issues in the coming
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