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The Culture War Podcast with Tim Pool

GOP SABOTAGE Trump Big Beautiful Bill, Republicans REFUSE To Approve Trump Spending Package ft. Rep. Thomas Massie

The Culture War Podcast with Tim Pool

Timcast Media

Society & Culture, News

4.8646 Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Host:
Tim Pool @Timcast (everywhere)

Guest:

Rep. Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie

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Transcript

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0:00.0

My friends, Donald Trump may be blocked by all these judges, by all these courts.

0:06.2

He is currently his administration is dealing with a Supreme Court argument over universal

0:11.1

injunctions and birthright citizenship.

0:13.2

But another key component as to whether or not he's going to be able to get the job done

0:17.0

is going to be his big beautiful bill, they call it.

0:20.1

We got the story from NPR.

0:22.4

The latest roadblock for House Republicans' big beautiful bill, Senate Republicans,

0:28.3

indeed.

0:29.9

As House Speaker Mike Johnson feverishly works to finalize the details of a massive package

0:33.5

that includes major portions of Trump's agenda, many Senate Republicans are dismissing the

0:38.0

legislation before it even finished the House.

0:40.5

Unfortunately, it's a sad joke, said Senator Ron Johnson.

0:44.0

Wimpy and anemic were the words used by Rand Paul.

0:47.8

The House package, which the Speaker says he wants to advance to the chamber before Memorial Day

0:52.9

recess, aims for $1.5 trillion in spending cuts to off the cost of making the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent.

1:01.2

It also contains tax breaks that Trump campaigned on in 2024, no taxes on tips and overtime, which I'm a big fan of.

1:09.6

But those provisions are temporary.

1:12.1

Some conservatives in the House are pushing for two trillion in cuts.

1:15.1

But that's not far enough for Johnson, who wants spending levels to revert back to what they

1:18.8

were pre-pandemic.

1:20.4

Senator Johnson told reporters that he believes it was a mistake for leaders to try to pass so much

1:24.6

of Trump's agenda in one single bill.

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